PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Big Trial
By Ralph Cipriano
for BigTrial.net
In Philadelphia, three strong silent types represent the law, the church and the Fourth Estate.
We’re talking about District Attorney Seth Williams, Archbishop Charles Chaput, and Inquirer Editor Bill Marimow.
And what do all three of these guys have in common? In the case of what increasingly looks like a fraudulent prosecution of the church — featuring a compromised investigation, a falsified grand jury report, and a “lying, scheming” star witness — all three men continue to stonewall. None of these guys will answer any questions.
If the prosecution of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia was over, the stonewallers might be able to get away with it. But the prosecution of the church may have a second act, a third, and possibly even a fourth.
Msgr. William J. Lynn has been granted a new trial. One of Lynn’s original co-defendants, Father James J. Brennan, is scheduled for a retrial on Oct. 24th.
And now a trio of criminal defense lawyers say that newly discovered “Brady material” — evidence beneficial to the defense that was allegedly withheld by the prosecution — may result in a motion for a new trial on behalf of former Catholic school teacher Bernard Shero, now serving 8 to 16 years for the alleged rape of former altar boy “Billy Doe.”
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