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and at one point the van gogh's a way. 12:50. the van gogh'while coffeeand at this pon is almost hitting a dumpster. and bringing out a television. this madan kerman, kron 4 news. >> this could ultimately hinge on weather a priest who are allegedly sexually abused william lynch. krupp fo kron 4 has been ordered to stand trial >> 43 rolled william lynch leaving the hall of justice on a thursday faces charges in the alleged assault of a childhood priest. 65 year- old father jerry. lynch walked into the sacred heart jesuit center in may of last year and attacked them. he molested he, and his brother 35 years ago. the attorney says of the judge it is refusing to allow father jerry to testify. >> they have the wrong man on trial. there is a rich irony. we plan on putting a on the stand. i do not think the prosecution has the guts. once we get the truth out. >> father " jerry " is was never charged on the molestation and the of a settled out of court court in 1998. the attack was motivated by revenge. and he must answer for it. if >> wi

uphill is optimistic. >> so van gogh's is going down.phill, positive writing. the downhill hand wriwriting, s. >> so if you go so far as to change your hand writing, now that you're telling us these things, does it change what's going on inside? >> it will change what's going on in your head. for example, if you smile, you will be happier. if you write uphill will, you will actually change chemical misyour brain and you will become a more optimistic, more successful person. >> how about that. >> so now let's take a hook blo back. we have some samples, somehow jeff and i made the cut. i don't know if that's good or bad for us. you were much more proactive with the assignment because you got a letter from 1992. >> right. i was in france at the time and i sent a number of letters back to my parents and friends and grandmother. the one at the top is just the beginning of a letter. >> what a good grandson. >> and you had a drastic change. notice in your firsthand writing, it goes downhill. you were depressed at this time and it also is cursiv