PENNSYLVANIA
New York Times
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
FEB. 10, 2016
A Roman Catholic church official could soon seek bail after a Pennsylvania appeals court refused to review a decision to throw out his child-endangerment conviction. The official, Msgr. William Lynn, has been in and out of prison as state appeals courts have split on the validity of his 2012 conviction. He is the first United States church supervisor ever arrested over his role in the suspected cover-up of sexual abuse by priests.
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