"Monsignor Lynn put a powder keg out there, " Blessington said while the jurors were out of the courtroom.
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Assistant District Attorney Patrick Blessington characterized Lynn's behavior as "disgraceful, " "shameful" and "ridiculous, " sarcastically calling him a "hero" who put young people in harm's way.
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Assistant District Attorney Patrick Blessington argued that if Lynn's defense attorneys "attacked the creditability" of the witness, the Commonwealth would be allowed to tell the jury Avery pleaded guilty.