Man beats priest for abusing him 30 years ago

**min0 lee** · 11-01-2010, 03:33 PM

Man in California, William Lynch, arrested in beating of priest who sexually abused him 35 years ago

A man who was allegedly molested by a priest more than 30 years ago was arrested Friday on charges that he took savage revenge on the now-elderly clergyman by beating him within an inch of his life in the lobby of a retirement home.

William Lynch, 43, had said he had dreamed for decades of confronting Rev. Jerold Lindner, 65, who allegedly molested him and his younger brother in 1975.

Lynch's festering anger finally erupted on May 10 when he visited Lindner at the Sacred Heart retirement home for Jesuit priests in Los Gatos, Calif., where he had been living since 2001.

Lynch met Lindner in a small room near the lobby of the home and asked the old priest if he recognized him, police said.

When Lindner said he did not, Lynch began pummeling him in the face and the body in front of horrified witnesses.

"They're saying it was pretty close to beating him to death," defense attorney Pat Harris told The Associated Press. "They're essentially saying that he waited all these years and then took out his revenge. It's sort of the ultimate revenge story."

Lindner was treated at a local hospital for bruises and lacerations.

Lynch surrendered to Santa Clara County Sheriff's deputies Friday and was booked on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon. He posted $25,000 bail.

Harris said he will plead not guilty at an arraignment in November.

Police said they were able to tie Lynch to the attack using phone records.

A half hour before the attack, a caller identifying himself as "Eric" called the home and said someone would be visiting Lindner to report a family death, the AP reported.

In 1998, Lynch and his younger brother received $625,000 in a settlement with the Jesuits of the California Province after accusing Lindner of sexually abusing them in 1975 during church-led camping trips in the Santa Cruz Mountains.

The boys, who were 7 and 5 then, were raped in the woods and forced to have oral sex with each other while Lindner watched, Harris said.

Lindner denied abusing the boys and was not criminally charged.

He has been accused of abuse by nearly a dozen people, including his sister and nieces and nephews, and was named in two lawsuits for abuse between 1973 and 1985, according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Lindner was removed from the ministry, and has lived at the Los Gatos home since 2001.

Rev. John McGarry, the provincial at the home, told the AP that Lindner had recovered from the attack and resumed caring for 75 ill priests at the home.

He is not allowed to leave the facility unsupervised, McGarry said.

In a 2002 Los Angeles Times article, Lynch said he'd had nightmares for years, battled depression and alcoholism and had attempted suicide twice because of the priest's abuse.

"Many times I thought of driving down to LA and confronting Father Jerry," Lynch told the Times. "I wanted to exorcise all of the rage and anger and bitterness he put into me… He stole my innocence and destroyed my life."

**vortrit** · 11-01-2010, 03:38 PM

That's awesome! He had it coming! He should have raped him with a broom handle too!

**LAM** · 11-01-2010, 03:49 PM

looks like that old pedophile rapist got his comeuppance...

**maniclion** · 11-01-2010, 04:02 PM

"He has been accused of abuse by nearly a dozen people, including his sister and nieces and nephews, and was named in two lawsuits for abuse between 1973 and 1985, according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Lindner was removed from the ministry, and has lived at the Los Gatos home since 2001."

Sorry, but I would have killed this piece of scum, not just for the sake of me and my brother, but for the dozen+ he ruined the lives of... He's a terrorist, you wanna wage war on terror then make it all inclusive and target those like this man who hide behind the confessional screen of protection and silence, whose victims know that he is not locked away and could come creeping up from under the bed, or be on the other side of that screen during confession....

**MDR** · 11-01-2010, 07:50 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

"He has been accused of abuse by nearly a dozen people, including his sister and nieces and nephews, and was named in two lawsuits for abuse between 1973 and 1985, according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Lindner was removed from the ministry, and has lived at the Los Gatos home since 2001."

Sorry, but I would have killed this piece of scum, not just for the sake of me and my brother, but for the dozen+ he ruined the lives of... He's a terrorist, you wanna wage war on terror then make it all inclusive and target those like this man who hide behind the confessional screen of protection and silence, whose victims know that he is not locked away and could come creeping up from under the bed, or be on the other side of that screen during confession....

I'm with manic. Bullet in the brain is the only cure for these fuckers. After that maybe look at hunting down the archdiocese that covered for the scumbag all those years ago.

**maniclion** · 11-01-2010, 08:13 PM

Originally Posted by MDR

I'm with manic. Bullet in the brain is the only cure for these fuckers. After that maybe look at hunting down the archdiocese that covered for the scumbag all those years ago.

The Archdiocese is probably guilty of kiddie fiddling himself, you got to wonder if these guys just cover for one another because they are all guilty of it...I just can't imagine an honest clergyman devoted to serving God letting one of his brethren get away with a slap on the wrist..... Did they move the Archdiocese up to get him out of trouble? Do nuns do this to little girls or just to each other?

**MDR** · 11-01-2010, 08:39 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

The Archdiocese is probably guilty of kiddie fiddling himself, you got to wonder if these guys just cover for one another because they are all guilty of it...I just can't imagine an honest clergyman devoted to serving God letting one of his brethren get away with a slap on the wrist..... Did they move the Archdiocese up to get him out of trouble? Do nuns do this to little girls or just to each other?

Whole system is corrupt. Honest, hardworking and dedicated priests must be frustrated, too. Especially since in so many cases there is so little they can do without risking their jobs. Very sick.

**BillHicksFan** · 11-01-2010, 08:49 PM

That pedo priest got what was coming to him, it's a pitty it doesn't happen more often as the religious authorities bend over backwards to keep this kind of thing under wraps. Instead of firing these priests they simply move them to another church where they commit these crimes again.

**SYN** · 11-01-2010, 11:58 PM

I wish that he had killed him.

**min0 lee** · 11-02-2010, 02:53 PM

"Have a reunion with your brother and the preist and fuck like olds times. 2"

**vortrit** · 11-02-2010, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by min0 lee

"have a reunion with your brother and the preist and fuck like olds times. 2":o

3

**GearsMcGilf** · 11-02-2010, 02:57 PM

The Catholic church is the wierdest fucking cult on the face of the earth. In some ways, it's even stranger and more perverse than mormonism and Islam. It's a breeding ground for pedofilia and homosexuality. The very fact that priests and nuns are condemned to a life of isolation and celebacy means that well-adjusted healthy people are not going to be attracted to the lifestyle.

**min0 lee** · 11-02-2010, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by vortrit

3

You're nasty!

**maniclion** · 11-02-2010, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by MDR

Whole system is corrupt. Honest, hardworking and dedicated priests must be frustrated, too. Especially since in so many cases there is so little they can do without risking their jobs. Very sick.

You didn't answer if the Nuns diddle each other, if so I think I'll plan a little mission and plant some cams where some decent looking nuns live....

**REDDOG309** · 11-02-2010, 03:10 PM

Originally Posted by min0 lee

you're nasty!

+1

**REDDOG309** · 11-02-2010, 03:11 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

You didn't answer if the Nuns diddle each other, if so I think I'll plan a little mission and plant some cams where some decent looking nuns live....

Decent looking Nuns is like jumbo shrimp, an oxy-moron

**vortrit** · 11-02-2010, 03:30 PM

Originally Posted by min0 lee

You're nasty!

Well 4 is a crowd.

**awhites1** · 11-02-2010, 04:13 PM

Man beats priest for abusing him 30 years ago

the irony- first he beat him off then he put a beat on him

on a serious note- molesting sucks. dont molest.

**MDR** · 11-02-2010, 07:30 PM

Originally Posted by maniclion

You didn't answer if the Nuns diddle each other, if so I think I'll plan a little mission and plant some cams where some decent looking nuns live....

The nuns should diddle each other if they like. Celibacy is an unnatural state. If the priests were able to have normal sex lives, I suspect there would be a lot less of this child-raping going on.

**blazeftp** · 11-03-2010, 05:35 AM

Nice to see some justice done for once.

**GearsMcGilf** · 11-03-2010, 09:55 AM

Q: What's the difference between acne and a priest?
A: Acne usually comes on a boy's face AFTER he turns 13.

**ectomorph141** · 11-03-2010, 01:49 PM

Originally Posted by SYN

I wish that he had killed him.

I wish for this too and it would have been even better if it was on youtube.

**min0 lee** · 11-03-2010, 02:39 PM

Originally Posted by MDR

The nuns should diddle each other if they like. Celibacy is an unnatural state. If the priests were able to have normal sex lives, I suspect there would be a lot less of this child-raping going on.

I actually some of these sickos become priest for easy access.

**MDR** · 11-03-2010, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by min0 lee

I actually some of these sickos become priest for easy access.

I agree. Seems to me that more normal people would be drawn to the vocation if it weren't for the antiquated celibacy rules. Almost guarantees that freaks will be drawn to the priesthood.

**GearsMcGilf** · 11-03-2010, 04:23 PM

Originally Posted by MDR

The nuns should diddle each other if they like. Celibacy is an unnatural state. If the priests were able to have normal sex lives, I suspect there would be a lot less of this child-raping going on.

It actually would be kinda hot to watch two nuns diddle each other, prolly even if the nuns themselves were ugly.

**MDR** · 11-03-2010, 06:24 PM

Originally Posted by GearsMcGilf

It actually would be kinda hot to watch two nuns diddle each other, prolly even if the nuns themselves were ugly.

I think I saw a porn movie once with that story line. Than the mother superior caught them and punished them by fucking them both with a strap-on...

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