SAN JOSE (CA)
The Modesto Bee
By PAUL ELIAS
Associated Press
SAN JOSE — Retired Jesuit priest Jerold Lindner was last seen in court more than a week ago, scurrying down a back staircase as a woman demanded he look her in the eye while she accused him of sexual assault.
Still, the thought of Lindner loomed large Monday during closing arguments in the trial of William Lynch, who is accused of pummeling Lindner with his fists on May 10, 2010, at a home where the Catholic Church sends priests accused of abuse.
Prosecutor Vicki Gemetti called Lynch a “vigilante” and implored jurors to convict him of felony assault and elder abuse. She told jurors that Lynch’s testimony about his alleged sexual abuse by Lindner was no excuse for beating up the priest 37 years later.
She also stressed that Lynch acknowledged hitting the priest multiple times.
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