Priest Abuse Complaints Allege Concealment By Stradley Ronon
The Legal Intelligencer
September 19, 2012
While the law firm Stradley Ronon Stevens & Young is not a named defendant in eight civil lawsuits in which plaintiffs allege sexual abuse by Catholic priests, some of the complaints claim that the law firm assisted the Archdiocese of Philadelphia in efforts to conceal sexual misconduct by its clergy. Full Text
New Judge to Preside Over Priest Abuse Trial
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September 10, 2012
While a new judge will be presiding over the trial of the co-defendants in the Philadelphia priest sexual-abuse trial, observers of the criminal justice system expect that she will handle the case well. Full Text
The Statute of Limitations: Justice for All
The Legal Intelligencer
August 7, 2012
For more than 16 months, Pennsylvania legislators have been pushing for a law that would provide victims of childhood sexual abuse more time to file civil suits or criminal complaints against their alleged abusers. The proposal would actually eliminate the statute of limitations for criminal prosecutions and extend the statute of limitations for civil lawsuits an additional 20 years. Full Text
Lynn Denied Release While Appeal of Conviction Pending
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August 7, 2012
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina denied Monsignor William J. Lynn's release on bail during the appeal of his conviction of endangering a 10-year-old boy sexually abused by a priest who Lynn recommended to live in the boy's parish. Full Text
Lynn Sentenced to Three to Six Years in State Prison
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July 25, 2012
Monsignor William J. Lynn, the first Catholic Church official in the country to be charged with harming sexual-abuse victims whose abuse he was responsible for investigating, was sentenced Tuesday to three to six years in state prison. Full Text
DA Decides to Retry Lynn's Co-Defendant
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July 23, 2012
The Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office has decided to retry James J. Brennan, the former priest who was tried along with Monsignor William J. Lynn in the nation’s first trial of a Catholic Church official on allegations of not using his authority to keep children from harm from sexual abuse by priests. Full Text
Pre-Sentencing House Arrest For Lynn Denied by Judge
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July 6, 2012
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina denied a request to release Monsignor William J. Lynn on house arrest while he awaits sentencing. Full Text
For Now, Judge Holds Off on Lynn's Request for House Arrest
The Legal Intelligencer
June 27, 2012
In the wake of Monsignor William J. Lynn's conviction Friday of endangering the welfare of a child and Lynn's bail being revoked, Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina said during a hearing Tuesday that she would consider releasing Lynn on house arrest if Lynn would waive his right to fight extradition and if it could be established that the Vatican would honor such a waiver. Full Text
Lynn Found Guilty on One Count; DA Mulls Brennan Retrial
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June 25, 2012
Philadelphia's top prosecutor said that a jury's verdict Friday on one of four charges brought against the first Catholic Church official to be criminally prosecuted for placing children in proximity with sexually abusive priests when he did not directly abuse the children would change how religious and secular institutions deal with sexual abuse. Full Text
Deadlocked Jury Told to Keep Working in Priest Abuse Trial
The Legal Intelligencer
June 21, 2012
After 11 days of deliberation, more than 1,900 exhibits and more than two months of testimony, the jury in the Philadelphia priest sex-abuse trial reported late Wednesday morning that they have reached unanimity on one charge but that they have not been able to agree on four other charges. Full Text
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