Retired Priest, 88, Found Guilty on 6 of 8 Counts in Child Sex Abuse Case Dating Back to 2001

By Bob Mayo
WTAE TV
November 8, 2019

https://www.wtae.com/article/hugh-lang-found-guilty-on-some-counts/29742367

A judge has reached a split verdict in the trial of an 88-year-old retired Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing a then-11-year-old boy in the basement of a Munhall church in 2001.

The Rev. Hugh Lang was found guilty of one felony and five misdemeanor counts, and not guilty of two felony counts. Allegheny County Judge Mark Tranquilli reached the verdict Friday after a non-jury trial that saw the victim, now 30, return from Southeast Asia to testify against Lang.

Lang was on the witness stand for nearly an hour Friday, testifying in his own defense. The retired priest insisted he does not know the victim and never abused him.

Lang remains free on bond. Sentencing will occur at a later date.