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***MAJOR BREAKING STORY*** In a landmark July 2012 event which made headlines around the world, Philadelphia’s Msgr. William J. Lynn became the first Catholic official convicted on the claim of failing to supervise abusive priests. An appellate court has now overturned this wrong conviction. [See full background]
• [THU. 12/26/13, 1:06PM] … Associated Press:
“A Pennsylvania appeals court has ruled that a Roman Catholic church official was wrongly convicted for his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints.
“The unanimous decision released Thursday by the state Superior Court also dismisses the criminal case against Monsignor William Lynn.”
• [THU. 12/26/13, 1:46PM] … Ralph Cipriano / BigTrial.net coverage! … “This whole prosecution was totally dishonest from day one,” Lynn’s attorney Thomas Bergstrom tells Cipriano. “He’s been sitting in jail 18 months for a crime he couldn’t possibly commit as a matter of law.”
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