Father James Brennan To Be Retried In Priest Sex Abuse CaseThe Philadelphia District Attorney's office announced on Monday that it will retry the Reverend James Brennan, after a jury was deadlocked in June on his portion of the priest sex-abuse case.
Lawyers For Convicted Priest Seek House Arrest Lawyers for Philadelphia Monsignor William Lynn, the first Roman Catholic cleric in the United States to be convicted of child endangerment for his role in the clergy abuse scandal, will be in court Tuesday morning seeking to free him from prison.
Monsignor Lynn Set For Third Day Of Cross-Examination In Clergy Sex Abuse TrialTuesday morning, 61 year old Monsignor William Lynn will be back on the witness stand at the Criminal Justice Center testifying in his own defense.
Chaput To Announce Fate Of 27 Priests Allegedly Linked To Sex Abuse ScandalPhiladelphia's Archbishop Charles Chaput is set to appear at a news conference this afternoon to disclose the fate of some of the 27 priests suspended by his predecessor because of allegations of sexual abuse or other misconduct.
Prosecutors: Priest Began Abusing Young Girls In The 60’sProsecutors detailed nine mostly young girls who made complaints against Reverend Nicholas Cudemo, including three relatives, through the 70's and 80's, up to and including 1991.
Tests Ordered For Bevilacqua As Precursor To Possible Abuse QuestioningCardinal Bevilacqua is not charged in the case, but four priests and a lay teacher are accused of abusing and endangering children.
Archdiocese Trains Clergy And Staff To Spot And Report Child AbuseUp to 25-thousand people will receive up to three hours of training to learn how to identify mental, sexual, physical and verbal abuse of children and how to properly report it under the law.