William Lynch Found Not Guilty in Beating of Priest He Said Sexually Abused Him

William Lynch, the 44-year-old California man who admitted he pummeled a Jesuit priest who he said abused him as a boy, has been found not guilty of felony assault and elder abuse charges. The jury of nine men and three women could not reach a verdict on a lesser charge of misdemeanor assault for the 2010 attack at a retirement home, deadlocking 8-4 to convict him. Lynch could have faced four years in jail if convicted on all the charges. "I honestly thought I was going to jail," Lynch said...Full Story