Attorneys seek mistrial over priest’s testimony

Published June 23, 2012 2:26am ET



SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Attorneys representing a California man charged with assaulting a priest who he claims raped him decades ago demanded a mistrial late Friday.

The attorneys have said that a prosecutor committed misconduct in handling the priest’s testimony. The defense attorneys accuse the prosecutor of knowingly allowing false testimony, known as “suborning perjury.”

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