“You knew full well what was right, Monsignor Lynn, but you chose wrong,” said Common Pleas Judge M. Teresa Sarmina as she imposed the sentence, which was just short of the maximum of 3½ to 7 years.
Philadelphia case sends a message about sex abuse
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By Erik Eckholm and By Jon Hurdle
New York Times
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William J. Lynn, who was convicted of covering up sexual abuses by priests, said he respected the jury’s verdict.
PHILADELPHIA — Monsignor William J. Lynn, the first Roman Catholic official in the United States to be convicted of covering up sexual abuses by priests under his supervision, was sentenced to three to six years in prison Tuesday.
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