PHILADELPHIA (PA)
The Mercury
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams is still outraged that Monsignor William Lynn is walking free, even if restricted to electronic home monitoring.
Williams still believes the Archdiocese of Philadelphia acted shamefully in its handling of a long, sordid history of sexual abuse of children by predatory priests. It was that policy of shifting problem priests from parish to parish — without alerting parishioners and families to the dangers being placed in their midst — that landed Lynn in prison, convicted of endangering the welfare of children in his duties as secretary of the clergy.
The D.A. is still adamant about protecting victims of sexual abuse and remaining vigilant to the issues that linger in the archdiocese.
He still believes a state appeals court was wrong when it tossed out Lynn’s conviction, backing a claim made from the day Lynn was charged, that he could not have committed under the law because at the time the statute did not apply to him in his role as a supervisor with the archdiocese.
Williams’ zeal in protecting the innocent, and his ardor in seeking justice for victims of child sexual abuse, are admirable.
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