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Philadelphia DA’s Office says it won’t call controversial witness in clergy sex-abuse retrial

City prosecutors said Wednesday that they do not plan to call a controversial sex-abuse accuser to testify next month at the child endangerment retrial for a former ranking cleric in the Philadelphia Archdiocese, even though the witness’ testimony was a key element of the 2012 trial.

Msgr. William Lynn arrives at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia in April 2012.
Msgr. William Lynn arrives at the Criminal Justice Center in Philadelphia in April 2012.Read moreALEJANDRO A. ALVAREZ / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER