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Philadelphia Priest Abuse Trial Blog
Ralph Cipriano
Assistant District Attorney Patrick Blessington got worked up in court Tuesday, repeatedly calling the defendant, Monsignor William J. Lynn, a liar.
“The lies, the outrageous lies that he [Lynn] continues to tell,” Blessington shouted. That prompted an objection from Thomas Bergstrom, a defense lawyer who rarely raises his voice.
Judge M. Teresa Sarmina, often mistaken for a member of the prosecution team, continued the surprises by siding with the defense. “Stick to the facts, Mr. Blessington,” the judge admonished.
Blessington was trying to convince the judge to take a road trip to a cloistered convent in North Philadelphia, as part of his recent campaign to prove that the monsignor is a liar.
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