PHILADELPHIA (PA)
RI NPR
(2012-05-23)
(Reuters) –
By Dave Warner
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) – Monsignor William Lynn testified on Wednesday at his criminal trial in a Philadelphia pedophilia case that he reassigned a predator priest to live in parish housing attached to an elementary school, where he ultimately abused another child.
Lynn, 61, the most senior U.S. clergyman to go on trial in the widespread U.S. Roman Catholic Church scandal, took the stand to defend himself against charges he covered up child sex abuse allegations against priests, many of whom were simply transferred to unsuspecting parishes.
He faces the possibility of 28 years in prison if convicted. The trial is in its ninth week in Common Pleas Court.
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