NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury ended its fourth day of deliberations on Wednesday without reaching a verdict in the child sex abuse trial of a Roman Catholic monsignor, the highest-ranking U.S. clergyman to stand trial in the church's wide-ranging pedophilia scandal. Monsignor William Lynn, who for 12 years as secretary of the clergy supervised hundreds of priests in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, is accused of conspiracy and child endangerment. If convicted on all charges, he faces the possibility of 21 years in prison. The jury in Common Pleas Court before Judge M. …

Original post by Reuters and software by Elliott Back

Not What You Needed? Check Out These Related Sites...