SAN JOSE (CA)
Mercury News
By Tracey Kaplan
tkaplan@mercurynews.com
mercurynews.com
Posted: 07/02/2012
In a powerful closing argument, a prosecutor urged jurors to convict a San Francisco man accused of beating a priest, even though they may be sympathetic to his reasons. But the defense countered even more passionately, essentially saying the wrong man was on trial.
Jurors may soon begin deciding the fate of Will Lynch, who is accused of assaulting Rev. Jerold Lindner two years ago at the Sacred Heart retirement home in Los Gatos, where Lindner is listed as a child molester.
Lynch alleges Lindner sexually molested Lynch and his brother more than 35 years ago.
In her 45-minute closing argument, Vicki Gemetti acknowledged people are sympathetic to Lynch, but she reminded jurors of a basic principle from their youth.
“This case is as simple as what we learned as small children from our mom, ‘two wrongs don’t make a right,’ ” Gemetti said.
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