The judge presiding over the Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia priest sex-abuse trial acquitted the cleric in charge of reviewing allegations of sexual abuse or other misconduct by priests with minors of conspiring to endanger the welfare of a 30-year-old man who says a priest attempted to rape him.
Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina granted the motion for judgment of acquittal sought by Monsignor William J. Lynn and his co-defendant, the Rev. James J. Brennan, finding that prosecutors did not prove they conspired together to endanger the welfare of M.B. The Legal is not naming the alleged victims.
