PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Sacramento Bee

The Associated Press

PHILADELPHIA — An appeals court has denied a bid for bail by a Philadelphia monsignor appealing his child-endangerment conviction.

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports ( http://bit.ly/QeTZLT) the state Superior Court on Thursday rejected Monsignor William Lynn’s request for bail. His lawyers say he has a good chance of having his case overturned because of alleged trial errors.

Prosecutors argued freeing him on appeal would amount to unfair special treatment.

One of Lynn’s lawyers, Thomas Bergstrom, told the newspaper his defense team would “explore its options” after the ruling.