Man Pleads Not Guilty In Los Gatos Elderly Priest Beating

December 7, 2010 11:49 AM

Will Lynch booking photo. (Santa Clara County Sheriff)

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SAN JOSE (AP) — A San Francisco man has pleaded not guilty to assaulting a Jesuit priest he says molested him more than three decades ago.

Will Lynch entered the plea Tuesday in Santa Clara Superior Court. He is charged with one count of assault for allegedly beating up 65-year-old Jerold Lindner earlier this year.

KCBS’ Matt Bigler Reports:

Man Pleads Not Guilty To Beating Los Gatos Priest

Lynch’s attorney, Pat Harris, said his client intends to take the case to trial.

Lindner has repeatedly denied molesting Lynch and his little brother in 1975 during a weekend camping trip in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

Lynch is accused of tracking Lindner to his Los Gatos retirement home in May and beating him bloody in front of shocked witnesses.

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Why is he in jail? Shouldn’t the molestor be in jail. What the hell is wrong with country.
a-0

The priest was lucky enough just to get a beating. Free the victim and jail the molester.
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Will Lynch is a hero! This molester stole his childhood. How do you return a person’s childhood? I hope someone starts a “Will Lynch Defense Fund”. I would be honored to contribute.
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There is no excuse for beating a 65 year old man. Period.