Former Priest, Convicted of Sexually Abusing a Child, Recants Guilty Plea on the Witness Stand
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter (photos from the Philadelphia DA’s Office) (Editors note: we continue to use the pseudonym…
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Morning News Roundup – January 17, 2013
Foreclosure filings in Pennsylvania increased again last year (a hefty twenty-eight percent, which the Philly.com business section tries to gloss…
Afternoon News Roundup – January 17, 2013
As part of his ongoing bid to make Philadelphia City Hall a tech-savvy, ‘government 2.0,” Mayor Michael Nutter has appointed…
Evening News Roundup – January 16th, 2013
The ACLU files a lawsuit on behalf of a Temple student who was charged with disorderly conduct for recording an…
Morning News Roundup – January 16th, 2013
Mayor Michael Nutter sets sights on Philadelphia’s gun trade, via Philly.com. Nutter says he wants to “use the city’s…
Difficult, Compelling Testimony: Day Two for Child Sexual Abuse Trial of Philadelphia Priest
Editor’s note: We are withholding Billy’s real name to protect his anonymity. Day two for the trial of Father Charles Engelhardt,…
Evening News Roundup – January 15, 2013
Gun Crisis News has mapped 5 shooting incidents in which 7 were injured yesterday afternoon and evening in Philadelphia. CBS reports…
Afternoon News Roundup – January 15, 2013
Nailla Robinson has returned home. The five-year old was abducted from her elementary school yesterday afternoon and found, thankfully unharmed, in a…
Evening News Roundup – January 14, 2013
Local SEPTA riders were treated to a show yesterday when riders participating in the No Pants Subway Ride rode the…
Jury Hears Testimony from the Mother of Alleged Victim of Sex Abuse
By Kenneth Lipp and Dustin Slaughter Editor’s note: In keeping with the Tao of Journalism, the name of the victim’s mother and…
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