PHILADELPHIA (PA)
The Morning Call
By Peter Hall, Of The Morning Call
5:25 a.m. EDT, March 26, 2012
A judge is expected to decide whether opening arguments will begin today in the sex abuse trial of two Philadelphia-area clergymen where retired Allentown Bishop Edward Cullen is likely to testify.
Following a surprise guilty plea by one of his codefendants, defense attorneys for Monsignor William Lynn asked Judge Teresa Sarmina to delay the trial to pick a new jury. The jurors, Lynn’s attorneys said, were likely exposed to media reports of defrocked priest Edward Avery’s guilty plea.
The judge said she would decide before the scheduled start of the trial this morning whether a new jury is needed.
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