Rev. William Casey is seen in this file photo.A former Kingsport, Tenn., and Chattanooga priest convicted last July of raping an altar boy three decades ago wants his convictions overturned, but a hearing on the issue has been postponed.
William Casey, 77, of Greeneville, Tenn., was scheduled for a hearing Monday afternoon on a motion filed Dec. 22, 2011, in which he seeks a “new trial, arrest of judgment or judgment of acquittal.”
At trial, Casey was represented by Rick Spivey and Matthew Spivey. The hearing reportedly was postponed because Matthew Spivey was unavailable Monday. As of midafternoon a new hearing date had not been set.
Casey was sentenced last November to 15 to 20 years on first-degree criminal sexual conduct charges and two concurrent 20-year terms on two aggravated rape counts. His convictions stemmed from allegations he sexually abused a young altar boy shortly after becoming priest of St. Dominic’s Catholic Church in Kingsport in the 1970s.
Casey served as an associate pastor at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Chattanooga from 1969 to 1972.