SAN JOSE (CA)
CBS San Francisco
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SAN JOSE (CBS SF)— A San Jose man was acquitted Thursday of assaulting a retired priest who he claims molested him decades ago as a boy.
44-year-old William Lynch was accused of assaulting 67-year-old Rev. Jerold Lindner at a Los Gatos retirement home in May 2010.
The jury found him not guilty of felony assault and felony elder abuse, and deadlocked on a lesser charge of simple assault. When the verdicts were read Thursday afternoon, Lynch appeared relieved, smiling and receiving hugs from his attorneys.
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