PHILADELPHIA (PA)
BBC News
Roman Catholic Church official William Lynn has had his conviction for child endangerment reversed by a court in the US city of Philadelphia.
Monsignor Lynn was the first US Church official to be convicted in a criminal court for covering up sex abuse claims.
He was sentenced in 2012 to three to six years in prison but could now be released as early as Thursday.
The court said it had not been proven Mr Lynn had acted with the “intent of promoting or facilitating the crime”.
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