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Crime
Retired priest's rape trial delayed
Crime
Retired priest's rape trial delayed
Retired Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker admitted to sexually abusing teenage boys in a powerful interview with WWL and our partners at the Guardian newspaper.
Losing Faith
Leaked archdiocese records show former Brother Martin chaplain admitted to child sexual abuse
Paul Hart admitted in 2012, that he had kissed, groped, and simulated sex with a 17-year-old girl in the 1990s.
Losing Faith
Legislators to look at
“It applies to all organizations that had people that were involved with them that sexually abused children," said Senator Jay Luneau of Alexandria.
Losing Faith
Retired priest scheduled for trial on sex crime may not live to see day in court
A 92-year-old retired priest is in failing health and may not make it to stand trial for sex abuse crimes.
Losing Faith
N.O. archbishop helped pedophile priest get aid, called court order to stop paying him ‘unjust’
Secret church records obtained by the Guardian and WWL show Archbishop Aymond wished to keep supporting Gerard Howell, a priest accused of molesting 24 children.
Losing Faith
N.O. archbishop helped pedophile priest get aid, called court order to stop paying him ‘unjust’
Secret church records obtained by the Guardian and WWL show Archbishop Aymond wished to keep supporting Gerard Howell, a priest accused of molesting 24 children.
David Hammer
Hundreds of child molestation claims hang in balance at LA Supreme Court
The Lafayette Diocese is challenging the constitutionality of a 2021 law, passed unanimously by the State Legislature.
Losing Faith
Lawyers claim jailed priest suffering from 'mental decline' as rape and kidnapping trial looms
Retired Priest Lawrence Hecker, 92, who admitted to having sex with underage boys, was apparently in a UMC hospital on Friday ahead of his pretrial hearing.
Losing Faith
Jailed priest in hospital ahead of trial
Retired Priest Lawrence Hecker, 92, who admitted to having sex with underage boys, was apparently in a UMC hospital on Friday ahead of his pretrial hearing.
Losing Faith
Report: Aymond was supportive of early release for convicted rapist priest
The Archdiocese says Aymond was considering allowing the elderly priest to live in an archdiocese facility as an act of mercy but decided against it.
Losing Faith
Trial date set for Catholic Priest accused of raping teens, kidnapping
Lawrence Hecker, 92, pled not guilty to the charges on Sept. 13. Hecker's trial date is set for March 25, 2024.
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