TENNESSEE
Times-News
By Kacie Breeding
Published March 5th, 2012
A former Kingsport priest convicted last July of raping an altar boy three decades ago wants his convictions overturned, but a hearing on the issue has been postponed.
William Casey, 77, 740 Shakerag Road, Greeneville, was originally scheduled for a hearing Monday afternoon on a motion filed Dec. 22, 2011, in which he seeks a “new trial, arrest of judgment or judgment of acquittal.” At trial, Casey was represented by Rick Spivey and Matthew Spivey. The hearing reportedly was postponed because Matthew Spivey was unavailable Monday. As of 2 p.m. a new hearing date had not been decided.
Casey was sentenced last November to 15 to 20 years on first-degree criminal sexual conduct and two concurrent 20-year terms on two aggravated rape counts. His convictions stemmed from allegations he sexually abused a young altar boy shortly after becoming priest of St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Kingsport in the 1970s.
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