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8 new civil lawsuits allege priest abuse, hierarchy cover-up in Philadelphia … PHILADELPHIA — Eight more priest-abuse lawsuits were filed Tuesday against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and its priests, including a jailed monsignor who now says he was convicted of child endangerment following a sham abuse plea by a defrocked … Read more on Washington [...]

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8 new civil suits allege Philadelphia priest abuse PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Eight more priest-abuse lawsuits were filed Tuesday against the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and its priests, including a jailed monsignor who now says he was convicted of child endangerment following a sham abuse plea by a … Read more on USA TODAY

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Accuser returns for another Philly priest trial PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The former altar boy's story was jarring, even amid scores of priest-abuse complaints in Philadelphia. A policeman's son, he told authorities in 2009 that he had been raped by three adults — two parish priests and his sixth-grade … Read more on The Associated Press

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PHILADELPHIA – July 27, 2012 (WPVI) — A Philadelphia priest suspended last year has been charged with sexually assaulting a 10-year-old boy. Prosecutors accuse the Rev. Andrew McCormick molested the boy in 1997 while assigned to a Northeast Philadelphia … Philadelphia – Bing News

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Philadelphia (CNN)– A Roman Catholic priest in Philadelphia was arrested on allegations of sexually abusing a 10-year-old boy in 1997, the city’s district attorney announced Friday. Andrew McCormick, 56, has been charged with involuntary … Philadelphia – Bing News

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A Roman Catholic monsignor, William J. Lynn, was sentenced to three to six years in prison on Tuesday for covering up sexual abuses by a priest he supervised in Philadelphia. “You knew full well what was right, Monsignor Lynn, but you chose … Philadelphia – Bing News

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