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Will Lynch seen outside the courtroom following a previous day's hearing. (CBS)

Lynch Supporters Anxiously Await Verdict; Deliberations Continue

Supporters and family members of a man charged with assaulting a priest he says molested him decades ago resumed their daily lunch-time demonstrations Tuesday outside a San Jose courthouse where jurors were trying to reach a verdict.

2012/07/03

A courtroom sketch of Rev. Jerold Lindner in the trial of William Lynch. (Vicki Behringer/CBS)

Closing Arguments Wrapping Up In South Bay Priest-Beating Trial

Closing arguments were made Monday in the San Jose trial of a San Francisco man charged with beating a priest he claims molested him and his younger brother 37 years ago.

2012/07/02

Will Lynch seen outside the courtroom following a previous day's hearing. (CBS)

Lynch Admits To Beating South Bay Priest During Testimony

A man accused of beating a priest he says molested him and his brother began emotional testimony Friday morning at his trial on assault charges.

2012/06/29

Will Lynch booking photo. (Santa Clara County Sheriff)

South Bay Priest Assault Trial Resumes After Lawyers Trade Barbs

After several emergency meetings in chambers, traded barbs of professional misconduct, and defense demands for a mistrial stemming from the priest’s alleged false testimony, Judge David Cena for the first time in nearly a week convened trial on time Wednesday.

2012/06/27

A courtroom sketch of Rev. Jerold Lindner in the trial of William Lynch. (Vicki Behringer/CBS)

Another Mistrial Motion Denied In South Bay Priest Beating Trial

A Santa Clara County judge denied another defense motion for a mistrial Tuesday in the case of a Bay Area man accused of attacking a priest who he alleges molested him years earlier.

2012/06/26

Will Lynch booking photo. (Santa Clara County Sheriff)

Priest Pleads 5th As South Bay Beating Trial Resumes

A judge has rejected motions for a mistrial in the case of a man charged with assaulting a South Bay priest who he claims raped him decades ago.

2012/06/25

Will Lynch seen outside the courtroom following a previous day's hearing. (CBS)

Los Gatos Priest Confronted By 2nd Alleged Victim; Beating Trial Delayed

The judge overseeing the trial of a man accused of beating a Los Gatos priest Jerold Lindner sent the jury delayed testimony in the case because of legal questions over whether the cleric may have perjured himself on the witness stand.

2012/06/21

Will Lynch seen outside the courtroom following a previous day's hearing. (CBS)

South Bay Trial Underway For Man Accused Of Beating Priest

Prosecutors concede the man on trial in the beating of an aging priest was sexually abused by the Jesuit, but told a jury that still did not give William Lynch the right to take the law into in his own hands.

2012/06/20

(Adam Jan/AFP/Getty Images)

Moraga Principal Won’t Be Charged For Mishandling Of Sex Abuse Allegations

A Moraga School District official will not be charged with a crime for failing to report a former student’s sex-abuse allegations against a science teacher, Moraga police Chief Robert Priebe said Friday.

2012/06/01

(Adam Jan/AFP/Getty Images)

Moraga School District To Investigate Past Sex Abuse Allegations

A Bay Area school district said it plans to launch an investigation into its handling of sexual abuse allegations against a teacher in the 1990s.

2012/05/30

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