CALIFORNIA
KGO
SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — The Santa Clara County district attorney formally announced Friday that misdemeanor charges will not be re-filed against a man accused of beating a priest.
On July 5, a jury found William Lynch not guilty of felony assault and elder abuse charges in the attack on retired Catholic priest Jerold Lindner two years ago.
Lynch says that Lindner sexually abused him and his brother when they were young children.
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