No Retrial In South Bay Priest BeatingSanta Clara County prosecutors Friday officially announced their decision not to re-file misdemeanor charges against William Lynch for beating Fr. Jerold Lindner, who Lynch claims molested him more than three decades ago.
Remaining Charge Dropped In South Bay Priest Assault CaseSanta Clara County prosecutors have decided not to re-file charges against a man acquitted of beating a priest who allegedly molested him more than 30 years ago.
Man Acquitted In S. Bay Priest Beating Wants Clergyman Tried For PerjuryAfter a Santa Clara County jury found him not guilty, William Lynch wants the priest that allegedly molested him as a child to be charged with perjury.
Man 'Grateful' For Jury's Acquittal In Beating Of South Bay Priest Who Allegedly Molested Him A San Francisco man was acquitted Thursday of assaulting a retired South Bay priest who he claimed had molested him decades ago as a boy.
Lynch Supporters Anxiously Await Verdict; Deliberations ContinueSupporters 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.
Closing Arguments Wrapping Up In South Bay Priest-Beating TrialClosing 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.
Lynch Admits To Beating South Bay Priest During TestimonyA man accused of beating a priest he says molested him and his brother began emotional testimony Friday morning at his trial on assault charges.
South Bay Priest Assault Trial Resumes After Lawyers Trade BarbsAfter 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.
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.
Priest Pleads 5th As South Bay Beating Trial ResumesA 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.
Attorney In Los Gatos Priest-Beating Case Files For MistrialAttorneys for William Lynch said prosecutors knowingly allowed a witness to perjure himself during the trial.
Los Gatos Priest Confronted By 2nd Alleged Victim; Beating Trial DelayedThe 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.
South Bay Trial Underway For Man Accused Of Beating PriestProsecutors 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.
Trial Ordered In Los Gatos Assault On Priest Accused Of MolestationA San Francisco man was ordered Thursday to stand trial for allegedly beating up a Catholic priest he claims molested him more than 35 years ago.