PHILADELPHIA (PA)
National Catholic Reporter
by Brian Roewe on Jun. 26, 2012 NCR Today
For the time being, Msgr. William Lynn will remain in jail.
According to the Philadelphia Inquirer, Common Pleas Court Judge M. Teresa Sarmina has given conditional approval to release the 61-year-old convicted priest to house arrest, but the final decision will wait until lawyers can research what would happen should Lynn attempt to flee.
That plan could keep Lynn jailed until at least July 5.
The former secretary of clergy for the Philadelphia archdiocese was convicted on one of three charges — one count of child endangerment — brought against him for his role in supervising priests accused of abuse, and was acquitted on charges of conspiracy and another count of child endangerment.
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