TENNESSEE
Greenville Sun
Tuesday, March 15, 2016
A post-conviction hearing initially scheduled to be held last November in Sullivan County Criminal Court for former Catholic priest and Greene County resident William Casey will now be held on Aug. 15.
A hearing re-scheduled for March 9 was reset to the August date. It’s at least the third time that Casey’s post-conviction hearing has been continued.
Casey, now 82, was found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two counts of aggravated rape in 2011. He was sentenced to 35 years in prison. He will be eligible for parole consideration in 2025 when he is 91, according to the state Department of Correction website.
The charges stemmed from conduct that occurred in 1979 and 1980, while victim Warren Tucker attended a Kingsport school associated with the church.
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