CALIFORNIA
KGO
Amy Hollyfield
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — There was another legal setback Tuesday morning for the man charged with assaulting a priest he claims molested him and his brother as children. William Lynch’s attorneys had asked for a mistrial but the motion was denied.
Lynch’s parents apparently sighed as the judge announced the decision and they were scolded by the bailiff for reacting in court.
Lynch is on trial for felony assault. He is accused of beating Father Jerry Lindner, who he says repeatedly raped him as a child.
The district attorney’s office put Lindner on the stand last week, but not before telling jurors that he would likely lie and deny the molestation. The priest did just that. The defense then asked for a mistrial, calling it perjury. Monday, the prosecution argued it was only being honest and upfront with the court. The judge said that the defense can’t prove with 100 percent certainty that Lindner lied because he was never charged nor convicted of molestation.
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