PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer
ALLISON STEELE, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
LAST UPDATED: Friday, January 3, 2014
PHILADELPHIA Msgr. William J. Lynn was released from state prison Thursday, but before he returns to private life, he must again face the judge who put him behind bars.
After serving about 18 months in prison, Lynn left the prison in Waymart, in Northeastern Pennsylvania, on Thursday, a week after an appeals court overturned his child-endangerment conviction. Prosecutors are challenging the decision.
On Monday, Lynn is to appear before Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina, who in 2012 sentenced him to three to six years in prison for his role in enabling priests to abuse children. The judge ordered Lynn to come to court Monday so she could outline his bail conditions personally.
Lynn’s attorney, Thomas A. Bergstrom, acknowledged that such a proceeding was unusual.
“The bail’s been set, the terms have been complied with, and he certainly understands the conditions,” Bergstrom said. “But we’ll be there.”
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