Priest abuse victim trial on hold

CALIFORNIA
KGO

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — Testimony is now on hold in the trial of a man charged with beating a priest he says molested him and his brother when they were children.

The judge sent the jury home for the day to discuss a pressing issue with attorneys. The defense wants to pursue perjury charges against the priest Father Jerry Linder.

Linder denied ever molesting the defendant William Lynch or his brother.

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