Pennsylvania Archives

Prosecutors file notice of appeal of ruling in abuse case

Mar 17, 2020

Prosecutors have filed a notice of appeal of a western Pennsylvania judge’s ruling throwing out the conviction of a retired Catholic priest accused of having assaulted a boy almost two decades ago.

By Associated Press

Monsignor in landmark church abuse case goes back on trial

Mar 16, 2020

Nearly two decades after the Catholic priest-abuse scandal exploded in the U.S. in 2002, only one church official has ever gone to prison over it: Monsignor William Lynn, the longtime secretary for clergy in the Philadelphia archdiocese. After an appeals court found his sweeping 2012 trial flawed and his conviction was twice overturned, Lynn, 69, is set to be retried Monday on a single child endangerment count.

By Maryclaire Dale

Judge throws out conviction of retired priest in abuse case

Mar 10, 2020

A judge in western Pennsylvania has thrown out the conviction of a retired Roman Catholic priest accused of having assaulted a boy almost two decades ago.

By Associated Press

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to review child sex abuse time limits decision

Mar 3, 2020

A mid-level appeals court decision issued last summer that allowed some victims of childhood sexual abuse a way to pursue lawsuits despite time limits will be reviewed by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, the justices announced Monday.

By Mark Scolforo

Allentown Diocese priest sentenced for groping 17-year-old

Feb 25, 2020

A Catholic priest in Pennsylvania has been sentenced for groping a 17-year-old parishioner and sending her lewd photos and a video.

By Associated Press

Bankruptcy judge wades in to Harrisburg diocese’s finances

Feb 22, 2020

A federal judge on Friday began the process of figuring out how the Harrisburg Diocese will remain functioning and able to pay its bills while its 2-day-old bankruptcy filing inches ahead.

By Mark Scolforo