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Church Official Convicted Of Covering Up Sexual Abuse By Priests

Cara Palmer |
July 24, 2012 | 10:05 a.m. PDT

Executive Producer

Many have protested the protection by higher church officials of pedophiliac priests. (Nick Atkins Photography, Creative Commons)
Many have protested the protection by higher church officials of pedophiliac priests. (Nick Atkins Photography, Creative Commons)
Msgr. William J. Lynn has become the first United States Roman Catholic official to be convicted of covering up sexual abuse by priests under his supervision. He was sentenced to between three and six years in prison.

The judge who imposed the sentence, M. Teresa Sarmina, said “You knew full well what was right, Monsignor Lynn, but you chose wrong.” The monsignor, a former Cardinal’s aid, was found guilty June 22 of endangering a child. Judge Sarmina continued that Lynn enabled “monsters in clerical garb…to destroy the souls of children, to whom you turned a hard heart.”

The prosecution presented evidence at trial that he had shielded priests who were predators, and then lied to the public about it. He was sentenced to prison for allowing a predatory priest suspected of sexual misconduct to continue to be in contact with children.

 

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Comments

Danny Haszard (not verified) on July 25, 2012 4:27 AM

Penn State,Pedophile Priest and Jehovah's Witnesses molestation unholy trinity big news same week.
Jehovah's Witnesses hit with $28 million sex abuse settlement Oakland,Calif.-Google it.

Many court documents and news events prove that Jehovah Witnesses require two witnesses when a child comes forward with allegations of molestation within the congregation.
It has also been shown that child molesters within the organization usually have not been identified to the congregation members or the public at large.
These people engage in a door to door ministry, possibly exposing children to pedophiles.
The Watchtower corporation has paid out millions in settlement money already.
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Danny Haszard *tell the truth don't be afraid*

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