tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post22895337692602458..comments2024-03-26T14:34:28.415-07:00Comments on Religion and Child Abuse News: California man charged with assault for beating elderly priest who was never charged for raping him and his brotherPerry Bulwerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-90920915290081238842012-07-06T15:12:54.468-07:002012-07-06T15:12:54.468-07:00continued from previous comment:
But when Lindner...continued from previous comment:<br /><br />But when Lindner returned to the stand, he refused to testify further on the grounds that he might incriminate himself. The judge then struck Lindner's testimony entirely and told the jury to ignore the priest's description of Lynch's "vicious" attack.<br /><br />And that, Juror No. 12 said, was key for him in deciding the case.<brPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-87101239709526390582012-07-06T15:12:38.217-07:002012-07-06T15:12:38.217-07:00Man who attacked priest in revenge is not guilty o...<b>Man who attacked priest in revenge is not guilty of felonies</b><br /><br />William Lynch, who beat the Catholic priest he said molested him as a child, is acquitted on elder abuse and felony assault charges. He may be retried on a misdemeanor assault charge.<br /><br />By Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times July 6, 2012<br /><br />SAN JOSE — A jury has found a San Francisco man not guilty Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-79563090336845177602012-06-21T09:38:03.927-07:002012-06-21T09:38:03.927-07:00continued from previous comment:
It was Memorial ...continued from previous comment:<br /><br />It was Memorial Day weekend, 1974, and the campout in the Santa Cruz Mountains was sponsored by a group of devout lay Catholics called the Christian Family Movement. "Father Jerry," as he was known then, was the group's spiritual advisor.<br /><br />Lindner lured Lynch into his tent twice and raped him, Harris said. The first time, the boyPerry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4377671787652051592.post-65051428890029757542012-06-21T09:37:40.286-07:002012-06-21T09:37:40.286-07:00Trial begins for man who beat priest he says moles...<b>Trial begins for man who beat priest he says molested him</b><br /><br />By Maria L. La Ganga, Los Angeles Times June 21, 2012<br /><br />SAN JOSE — When the jury in Department 34 of Santa Clara County Superior Court finally sits down to deliberate, the main question facing the nine men and three women sounds simple: Just who is the victim here?<br /><br />William Lynch, 45, is accused of Perry Bulwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12494489416673128157noreply@blogger.com