PENNSYLVANIA
BishopAccountability.org – Assignment Record
Summary of Case: Murtha was found by another priest to have sadomasochistic pornography in his bedroom, including images of violent sex acts against children. Also found was a sexually explicit “love letter” written by Murtha to a seventh grade boy. The fellow priest reported his find to archdiocesan officials. Murtha admitted the materials were his, and was sent to treatment. Secretary of Clergy, Msgr. William Lynn, is said to have agreed with Murtha to tell parishioners Murtha was being hospitalized for high blood pressure and weight control. Murtha was kept in ministry until at least 2008.
Ordained: 1993
Incardinated: Philadelphia
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