Monsignor William Lynn, whose conviction for endangering the welfare of children molested by other priests was vacated last year, attacked in court papers Tuesday the Philadelphia District Attorney’s appeal of the reversal as “breathtakingly dishonest.”
Lynn said in his answer in opposition to District Attorney R. Seth Williams’ petition for appeal to the state Supreme Court that the appeal hinged on two “inaccurate” and “unproven” allegations: that one of the abusive priests was diagnosed as a pedophile and that Lynn reassigned that priest as part of scheme of concealment. Lynn argued the record shows the priest in question was never diagnosed as a pedophile and that Lynn had no power to reassign the priest.
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