PHILADELPHIA (PA)
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
By MARYCLAIRE DALE
The Associated Press
PHILADELPHIA — A jury has deliberated for an eighth day without reaching a verdict in the landmark clergy-abuse trial of two Philadelphia priests.
The jury is asking repeated questions about what’s needed to convict someone of “conspiracy” and “child endangerment.”
They are the two charges facing Monsignor William Lynn. He’s the first U.S. church official charged for his handling of abuse complaints. Prosecutors say he helped the church hide complaints from the public and keep abusers in ministry.
A judge has explained that jurors must find the “object” of the conspiracy was to endanger children. But the defendants didn’t have to know their conduct was criminal.
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