Ex-church official returning to court, 2 days after leaving prison

PENNSYLVANIA
Fox 9

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PHILADELPHIA (WTXF/AP) –
A former Philadelphia church official is due back in court two days after he was released from prison when his child-endangerment conviction was overturned.

Monsignor William Lynn, 65, has served all but three months of his three-year sentence since his high-profile 2012 trial.

But Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams insists he will retry the case. A judge could set a trial date at the 10am Thursday hearing.

Lynn is the first church official ever charged or convicted over his handling of complaints that priests were molesting children.

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