May 23, 1996

Court Dismisses Charges Against Bishop Walter Righter Over Ordination of Homosexual

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Episcopal News Service

[Bishop Righter Ecclesial...]
Bishop Righter Ecclesial Court Case Attracts Media Attention. Press crowd around Bishop Walter Righter and his wife, Nancy, moments before the Court for the Trial of a Bishop announced its decision to dismiss charges against Righter. Approximately 70 members of the press, including photographers and television camera crew members, representing some 50 news organizations attended the court session at the Cathedral Church of St. John in Wilmington, Delaware, May 15. (Episcopal News Service photo by James Solheim)