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SAN JOSE, Calif. —
A Superior Court judge rejected a mistrial motion Monday filed by a man who is accused of beating a priest who he claims raped him decades ago.
Judge David Cena denied the motion before testimony started for the day Monday.
The attorneys for William Lynch had claimed a prosecutor committed misconduct in handling the priest’s testimony. The defense attorneys accused the prosecutor of knowingly allowing false testimony, known as “suborning perjury.”
Father Jerold Lindner denied under oath on the witness stand Wednesday that he molested Lynch during a 1975 camping trip.
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