PHILADELPHIA (PA)
CNN
By Sarah Hoye, CNN
updated 6:37 PM EDT, Mon July 23, 2012
Philadelphia (CNN) — The highest-ranking Catholic church cleric charged and convicted in the landmark child sexual abuse trial is scheduled for sentencing Tuesday.
Monsignor William Lynn was found guilty in June of one count of child endangerment, the first time a U.S. church leader has been convicted of such a charge. He could face three-and-a-half to seven years in prison for his conviction on the third-degree felony.
A Philadelphia judge ordered Lynn, 61, to remain in jail until his sentencing despite a request for house arrest by his legal team.
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