CALIFORNIA
OpEd News
By
Joey Piscitelli
On July 5th, 2012, a Santa Clara California Supreme Court jury found Will Lynch not guilty of all charges of beating the serial molester priest Fr. Jerold Lindner in 2010. The landmark jury case decision has earned global attention, as Lynch had admitted he did beat the priest who raped 7 year old Will and his 4 year old brother 37 years ago. The world was waiting to see what the jury would do, and how a group of 12 peers react to a serial rapist priest pressing charges for assault against his former child victim.
The DA of Santa Clara expected a slam dunk on the charges of assault and elder abuse filed against Lynch. The trial was turned into a circus during the past two weeks, as dozens of demonstrators protested outside the court, and many of them stated they were also rape victims of the priest as well.
The testimony of the misguided priest was thrown out of court, as the priest was put on the stand by the prosecutor, and he then denied he molested anyone. The cleric was then accused of committing perjury by the defense when he made this claim, resulting in the priest invoking the 5th ammendment of silence. The defense attorney then filed a motion for mistrial. This led to the judges decision to mitigate the states damages, and toss the testimony, instructing the jury to ignore the priests statements. Then the trial proceeded, and the jury had Lynchs fate in their hands. They acquited Will, despite the DA’s insistance that the jury stay on point.
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