PENNSYLVANIA
PennLive
By Charles Thompson | cthompson@pennlive.com
Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams was hailed five years ago for bringing criminal charges against a Roman Catholic Church official whom, a grand jury report stated, had ignored credible warning signs about a priest who later sexually assaulted a 10-year-old altar boy.
That official, Msgr. William Lynn, was convicted in 2012 of one count of child endangerment for his actions in permitting that priest to live in a parish rectory where he could continue to prey on kids.
Lynn’s conviction was overturned once, reinstated by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and then overturned a second time for evidentiary issues that are still being fought in state appellate courts.
There are some striking similarities between Lynn’s role and that of officials who supervised rogue priests in the Altoona-Johnstown Roman Catholic Diocese that were highlighted in a state grand jury report released this week.
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