Jury to review church’s files in sex-abuse case

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PHILADELPHIA -- Jurors picked to hear a landmark priest sex-abuse case in Philadelphia will pore over two boxes of complaint files long buried in the Catholic church’s “secret archives.”

The secret files from the Archdiocese of Philadelphia have been marked “Exhibit One” after Wednesday’s pretrial hearing.

Msgr. William Lynn is the first U.S. church official charged for his oversight of accused priests. He is charged with conspiracy and child-endangerment and has pleaded not guilty.

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