PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Philadelphia Inquirer
JOSEPH A. SLOBODZIAN, INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
POSTED: Thursday, May 8, 2014
Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court agreed Thursday to resolve questions about the key legal theory underpinning the landmark 2012 prosecution of the first Catholic Church official charged in the clergy child sex-abuse scandal.
The decision by the state’s highest court will decide the future of Msgr. William J. Lynn, the Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s former official responsible for investigating and recommending punishment for priests accused of sexual and other misconduct.
It could also dictate the standards for prosecutors to bring future charges against church officials accused of covering up misconduct by clergy they supervise.
The Supreme Court did not set a date for oral argument, or even a briefing schedule for what will likely be months of legal filings by the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office and lawyers for the Archdiocese and Lynn.
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