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DA Drops Remaining Charge in Priest Assault Case

By Paul Elias
Modesto Bee
July 11, 2012

http://www.modbee.com/2012/07/11/2278410/da-drops-remaining-charge-in-priest.html

SAN JOSE, Calif. -- The man accused of assaulting the priest he says molested him decades ago won't face another trial.

Santa Clara County District Attorney Jeffrey Rosen announced Wednesday that his office won't pursue a misdemeanor assault charge against William Lynch. A San Jose jury last week acquitted Lynch of felony assault and felony elder abuse after a 2010 altercation with Jerold Lindner, a retired Jesuit priest. Lynch testified that Lindner molested him in 1975.

The jury deadlocked eight to four to convict Lynch of misdemeanor assault. Rosen also said his office is deciding whether to charge the priest with perjury.

Lindner denied under oath that he molested Lynch. The Catholic Church earlier paid $650,000 to settle a lawsuit Lynch filed accusing Lindner of sexual abuse.




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