Babylon town attorney’s trial date postponed for weather

A trial date in the assault case of Babylon Town attorney Lindsay Henry has been postponed until Wednesday because of the nor’easter hitting Long Island.

“The matter is being adjourned because of the weather,” Joy M. Watson, the judge in the case, said Friday when the case was scheduled to go to trial.

Henry, a former Babylon Town councilman, is accused of assaulting his girlfriend in Oak Beach in September. He pleaded not guilty that month to the misdemeanor third-degree assault charge of recklessly causing physical injury.

Ian Fitzgerald, the special prosecutor in the case, told Newsday previously that he expected the alleged victim not to appear in court Friday and for the case to be dismissed as a result, so as not to violate Henry’s right to a speedy trial.

The woman, who allegedly suffered lacerations and swelling in the incident, has failed to appear at two previous trial dates in the case, Fitzgerald said.

Special prosecutors are usually assigned to avoid conflicts of interest. Henry’s father was a Suffolk district attorney, and his sister is a district court judge in Suffolk.

The case is to resume Wednesday afternoon at First District Court in Central Islip, Watson said.