PHILADELPHIA (PA)
San Antonio Express-News
BY MARYCLAIRE DALE, ASSOCIATED PRESS : APRIL 27, 2015
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court has reinstated the child-endangerment conviction of a Roman Catholic church official in Philadelphia.
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling Monday upholds the 2012 conviction of Monsignor William Lynn over abuse committed by a diocesan priest years earlier.
Lynn was the first U.S. church official convicted and sent to prison over his handling of sex abuse complaints against priests.
His lawyers have argued that Lynn as secretary for clergy was not responsible for the child’s welfare.
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