PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Washington Examiner
By:The Associated Press | 01/13/12
A high-ranking member of Philadelphia’s Catholic clergy wants the state Supreme Court to review the child endangerment charges filed against him following a grand jury investigation into alleged sex abuse by priests.
Attorneys for Monsignor William Lynn filed a motion Thursday asking for the review, claiming prosecutors misapplied the law in bringing charges against him.
Prosecutors say Lynn transferred predator priests to new parishes without warning while the archdiocese’s secretary of clergy.
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