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Will monsignor be out?
Judge M. Teresa Sarmina is scheduled to rule Thursday on whether Monsignor William Lynn will get house arrest while awaiting his Aug. 13 sentencing.
Lynn has been jailed since his conviction June 22 on charges of child endangerment in connection with the pedophile-priest scandal. He is the first senior official of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States to be convicted for covering up child sexual abuses by priests under his supervision.
Lynn’s attorneys argued last week that he should be allowed to stay at a relative’s Philadelphia home while he waits for sentencing. Assistant District Attorney Patrick Blessington, however, argued that Lynn is a flight risk and must remain in custody. He said 32 Catholic priests fled justice after being arrested since 1985.
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