Former Priest Admits Charges

By Peter Loftus
Wall Street Journal
March 23, 2012

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A defrocked Roman Catholic priest pleaded guilty Thursday to charges that he sexually abused a Philadelphia boy in the 1990s, just days before a landmark priest-abuse trial is set to start here.

Edward Avery was sentenced to up to five years in prison after his guilty plea to charges of involuntary deviate sexual intercourse and conspiracy to endanger the welfare of a child, according to the Philadelphia District Attorney's office.

Two Catholic clergymen are scheduled to go on trial Monday, including Monsignor William Lynn, a former ...