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By Sheila Sanchez
A San Francisco man accused of assaulting a priest at the Los Gatos Sacred Heart Jesuit Center more than two years ago yelled at the cleric that he had molested him, a health-care employee who once worked at the facility testified Wednesday.
Defendant William Lynch “seemed agitated,” said retired worker Mary Margaret Eden. He “was still upset with Father [Jerold] Lindner … was still screaming, saying that he molested him.” Eden said Lynch tried to re-enter the parlor area where the alleged attack on the priest took place, but she prevented him from doing so.
Eden said she then told Lynch that receptionist Carol Santos, now retired, was calling 911. Eden then saw Lynch go out the front doors of the center’s main building and down the steps, she testified.
Lynch is standing trial for the alleged May 10, 2010 attack on Lindner. The defendant faces one count of felony assault with intent to cause great bodily injury and one count of elder abuse under circumstances likely to produce great bodily harm or death. He has pleaded not guilty to both charges.
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