NEW : District attorney says an appeal is likely . William Lynn , 62 , was the first Catholic priest convicted of covering up sex abuse crimes . `` I am disappointed and strongly disagree with the court 's decision , '' he said . He has been in prison since 1985 for molesting a boy and another man when he worked as a teacher at St. Francis de Sales School in Brooklyn Heights from 1965 to 1969. Detractor called decision a `` very technical reading of the law , '' website reports .
NEW : District attorney says an appeal is likely . William Lynn , 62 , was the first Catholic priest convicted of covering up sex abuse crimes . He has been in prison since 1985 for molesting a boy and another man when he worked as a teacher at St. Francis de Sales School in Brooklyn Heights from 1965 to 1969. Detractor called decision a `` very technical reading of the law , '' website reports .