Second Witness Testifies He Reported Alleged Abuse to Lynn
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April 19, 2012
Another witness in the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia priest sex-abuse case testified he told a defendant in charge of investigating sexual abuse by priests that he was abused by defrocked priest Stanley Gana. Full Text
Former Priest Testifies He Reported Abuse to Lynn
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April 17, 2012
An ex-priest said Monday that he left the priesthood because one of his colleagues, who he claims abused him for four years, was not removed from ministry by church officials. Full Text
Prosecution Expert Testifies Church Law Requires Reporting Sex Abuse
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April 13, 2012
A prosecution expert who is a priest and has a doctorate in Roman Catholic canonical law testified Thursday in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia priest sex-abuse case that there is nothing in church law that prevents church officials from reporting the abuse to secular law enforcement authorities. Full Text
Lynn Sought to Avoid 'Scandal' Over Priest's Attraction to Porn, Documents Say
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April 10, 2012
Philadelphia prosecutors obtained thousands of documents from the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s secret archives about problematic priests for the trial of the archdiocese’s former secretary of clergy in charge of investigating and monitoring priests who had allegedly sexually abused children or committed other sexual improprieties. Full Text
Lynn Questioned Admitted Abuser About Possible 'Seduction' by Student, Document Shows
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April 9, 2012
When a defendant in the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia priest sex-abuse case met with a priest accused of abusing a grade-school student, the defendant asked if it was possible that the priest had been seduced by the student, according to a document read into the record by a Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office detective today. Full Text
Defense Grills Alleged Victim in Priest Abuse Case
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April 6, 2012
As a 30-year-old man underwent intense cross-examination in the criminal case in which he has accused a priest of molesting him as a 14-year-old, he gave a short bark of laughter. Full Text
Graphic Abuse Testimony Starts in Priest Sex-Abuse Case
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April 5, 2012
A 30-year-old man who says a priest abused him as a teenager underwent aggressive cross-examination on Wednesday, including on the fact that he has a criminal history that includes a conviction of making a false report to the police, identity theft and forgery. Full Text
Direct Testimony Begins in Priest Sex-Abuse Case
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April 4, 2012
When J.D. went to Mass with his friends in the suburbs, he allegedly saw the priest who used to massage his shoulders, rub his back under his shirt and grab his buttocks doing the same things 20 years later to altar boys. Full Text
Prosecutors Argue Lynn Chose Protecting Church Over Children
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March 27, 2012
As the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia case opened Monday with two defendants remaining on trial, prosecutors argued that the archdiocesan official formerly in charge of investigating complaints of abuse by priests could not fulfill his duties of protecting children, protecting the privacy of priests and protecting the church all at the same time. Full Text
Judge Sides With Archdiocese On Privilege Issue in Abuse Case
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March 26, 2012
The judge presiding over the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia sex-abuse case ruled Friday that the archdiocese has its own attorney-client privilege regarding 12 communications between outside counsel hired by the archdiocese and the former secretary for clergy charged with endangering the welfare of children allegedly abused by priests he supervised. Full Text
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