Judge Throws Out Retired Priest’s Sexual Assault Conviction

PITTSBURGH (PA)
KDKA

March 9, 2020

By Chris Hoffman

The conviction and sentencing of a retired priest accused of sexually abusing a boy in Munhall almost two decades ago have been vacated.

A judge threw out Father Hugh Lang’s conviction Monday.

The 89-year-old had been previously found guilty of molesting a then 10-year-old boy in 2001 while serving as a priest for St. Therese in Munhall.

He had been accused of making the victim take off his clothes, touching him inappropriately and taking naked photos of him.

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