PHILADELPHIA (PA)
CBS Philly
by Pat Ciarrocchi
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) — Tuesday morning, 61 year old Monsignor William Lynn will be back on the witness stand at the Criminal Justice Center testifying in his own defense.
Lynn, a priest for 36 years and the one time Secretary of the Clergy, is the highest ranking Catholic Church administrator to be tried for his handling of clergy sex abuse.
“There are some hard questions he’s got to answer,” says John White of Downingtown. On Thursday, White had traveled to Philadelphia and spent the day in Courtroom 304, praying for his pastor.
“We’re very concerned about how he is being treated. He’s probably the nicest gentleman I’ve ever known and I think that will come out in the end.”
The jury, which begins its tenth week on duty, won’t be judging nice.
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