TENNESSEE
Times-News
June 24th, 2014 10:45 pm by STAFF REPORT
KINGSPORT — A former Kingsport Catholic priest accused of molesting a young boy more than three decades ago had his conviction upheld Monday after the Tennessee Supreme Court refused to hear his case.
William Casey, previously of Greeneville, is currently serving a 35-year sentence as a result of his 2011 conviction in Sullivan County Criminal Court on charges of first-degree sexual misconduct and two counts of aggravated rape.
The charges stemmed from the repeated sexual abuse of an altar boy that occurred while Casey was a priest at St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in the 1970s.
The Supreme Court denied Casey’s appeal without hearing the case. The action upholds the ruling previously issued by the Tennessee Court of Criminal Appeals.
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