PENNSYLVANIA
The Times Herald
By MARYCLAIRE DALE, The Associated Press
POSTED: 09/17/13
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Pennsylvania appeals court appears intrigued by arguments that a Roman Catholic church official was wrongly convicted for his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints.
Monsignor William Lynn is serving three to six years in prison after his felony child-endangerment conviction last year.
Philadelphia prosecutors say he reassigned dangerous priests to unsuspecting parishes as secretary for clergy from 1992 to 2004.
Defense lawyers argue that the child-endangerment law in place then only applied to parents and caregivers. A 2007 amendment included supervisors with indirect oversight of children.
Assistant Philadelphia District Attorney Hugh Burns says the 2007 change clarified the law’s intent but didn’t change it.
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