The Kermit Gosnell Case: Verdicts
On the tenth day of deliberations, a jury of Dr. Kermit Gosnell’s peers—including eight African-Americans—rejected the defense’s premise that the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s case against Gosnell was a “racist, elitist prosecution.” At 2:45pm yesterday, Sheriff Jewell Williams walked into the courtroom donning a small sheriff’s star on his blazer...
Continue ReadingLynn Guilty in Philly Priest Abuse Case
It’s over. Via CBS News: BREAKING NEWS: Msgr. Williams Lynn convicted of endangering the welfare of a child, acquitted of conspiracy in a groundbreaking clergy-abuse trial. The jury was hung on Fr. James Brennan. According to the Associated Press: Monsignor William Lynn is the first U.S. church official convicted of a crime for how he handled sex-abuse accusations. Lynn has...
Continue ReadingJury Hung in Philly Priest Sex Abuse Case
Twelve days later, and the jury in the priest sex abuse case can’t come up with a ruling on 4 of 5 charges. Via ABC News: PHILADELPHIA – June 20, 2012 (WPVI) — A jury deliberating a sex abuse trial involving a high-ranking official in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia has been ordered to deliberate further to overcome a stalemate...
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