PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer
ALLISON STEELE, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
POSTED: Friday, December 27, 2013
The Philadelphia judge who sentenced Msgr. William J. Lynn to three to six years in prison for his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints is now being asked to free him.
Lawyers for Lynn, whose 2012 conviction was overturned this week by a Superior Court panel, have filed a motion to Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina to have Lynn immediately released on bail, lead lawyer Thomas A. Bergstrom said Friday.
Sarmina is expected to review Lynn’s bail conditions and determine if she wants a hearing on the matter, Bergstrom said.
The judge will likely decide next week.
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