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Bevilacqua, who was 88, died in his sleep at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary in Wynnewood after battling dementia and an undisclosed form of cancer, according to archdiocese spokeswoman Donna Farrell. He had been the spiritual
leader of the 1.5 million-member Archdiocese of Philadelphia from 1988 until his retirement in 2003.foto Imke Heyder
Bevilacqua, who died Tuesday at age 88, testified on videotape late last year about the church's handling of sex abuse allegations against priests in the Philadelphia Archdiocese during his 15-year-tenure as its leader.
The tape of the cardinal answering questions from prosecutors and defense lawyers may now be admitted at trial, experts say.
"It comes in," said James A. Cohen, a professor at Fordham law school and a former defense lawyer. Preserving Bevilacqua's testimony on tape should enable jurors to hear from him in his absence, he said.
The tape of the cardinal answering questions from prosecutors and defense lawyers may now be admitted at trial, experts say.
"It comes in," said James A. Cohen, a professor at Fordham law school and a former defense lawyer. Preserving Bevilacqua's testimony on tape should enable jurors to hear from him in his absence, he said.
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