PHILADELPHIA (PA)
Newsworks
June 26, 2012
By Elizabeth Fiedler
The jurors have spoken in the landmark priest sexual abuse case in Philadelphia. Now what?
In addition to a spate of civil lawsuits, there are also the upcoming trials of the Reverend Charles Engelhardt and former schoolteacher Bernard Shero. The two are accused of molesting the same altar boy and will be tried in the fall.
The jury found Monsignor William Lynn, a former high ranking church official, guilty of one count of endangering the welfare of a child. Jurors found Lynn not guilty on two other charges.
“The civil lawsuits may well be stayed a little bit longer,” said Law professor Marci Hamilton is co-counsel in seven cases brought by plaintiffs who allege abuse and cover-up by Philadelphia church officials. “Because there’s a case against Engelhardt going forward in the fall and we wouldn’t be surprised at all if there were further grand jury charges arising out of some of what we learned during this criminal trial.”
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