Reuters: U.S.: U.S. monsignor gets 3-6 years in prison for child sex abuse case

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U.S. monsignor gets 3-6 years in prison for child sex abuse case Jul 24th 2012, 16:24 PHILADELPHIA | Tue Jul 24, 2012 12:11pm EDT PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Monsignor William Lynn, the most senior clergyman convicted in the U.S. Roman Catholic Church scandal, was sentenced on Tuesday to three to six years in jail for covering up child sex abuse in Philadelphia. The sentence handed down by Judge M. Teresa Sarmina was less than the maximum penalty of seven years in prison for Lynn's conviction on a single count of child endangerment. Sarmina said the sentence was meant to punish Lynn for protecting "monsters in clerical garb who molested children." As the former secretary for the clergy for the Philadelphia Archdiocese, Lynn, 61, was essentially personnel director for 800 priests. He was convicted last month of covering up sex-abuse allegations, often by transferring predatory priests to unsuspecting parishes.

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