Ex-priest wants new child sexual abuse trial

By Lenny Cohen
WCYB
June 3, 2015

http://www.wcyb.com/news/Ex-priest-wants-new-child-sexual-abuse-trial/33384756

William Casey in 2012

A former East Tennessee priest wants his child sexual abuse conviction thrown out and a new trial granted.

That’s what lawyers for William Casey filed motions for in a state appeals court, Wednesday.

They claim his attorneys were ineffective during his trial, so the conviction should be overturned.

They also want the trial judge and prosecutors off the case.

You can click "More Content" and read complete copies of his petition and two motions.

In 2011, a jury convicted Casey of sexually abusing a boy while he was a priest at St. Dominic's parish in Kingsport, nearly 40 years ago.

Casey essentially received a life sentence.

He was also convicted of similar offenses in North Carolina.