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Pa. court reverses conviction of church official in sex abuse case
AP via NBC News ^ | December 26, 2013 | Maryclaire Dale

Posted on 12/26/2013 2:44:55 PM PST by EveningStar

A Roman Catholic church official who has been jailed for more than a year for his handling of priest sex-abuse complaints had his conviction reversed and was ordered released Thursday.

In dismissing the landmark criminal case, a three-judge Superior Court panel unanimously rejected prosecutors' arguments that Monsignor William Lynn, the first U.S. church official ever charged or convicted for the handling of clergy-abuse complaints, supervised the welfare of any particular child.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: williamlynn

1 posted on 12/26/2013 2:44:55 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: NYer; Coleus; narses; Salvation; Pyro7480

FYI


2 posted on 12/26/2013 2:49:00 PM PST by EveningStar
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To: EveningStar
Reasoning: supposedly the law that he broke was meant only for parents and caregivers, not for someone in his type of position.

The full Superior Court can be asked to rehear the case.

3 posted on 12/26/2013 3:00:45 PM PST by BlessedBeGod (Democrats are Cruz'n for a Bruisin' in 2016. / Obama=Unspeakable Audacity)
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To: EveningStar

Darkness hates the Light. In this case, corrupt judges side with a corrupt priest. This is no surprise.


4 posted on 12/26/2013 3:58:10 PM PST by Dr. Thorne ("How long, O Lord, holy and true?" - Rev. 6:10)
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So how do you know corrupt panel of judges and corrupt priest? Are you now God? Are you Christ the judge at the Second Coming?


5 posted on 12/26/2013 7:24:19 PM PST by Salvation ("With God all things are possible." Matthew 19:26)
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