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A retired Catholic priest who has been in jail for two weeks on rape, kidnapping and other felony charges will get a hearing next week to try to reduce his $855,000

Lawrence Hecker, 92, earlier admitted to having sex with three underage boys in 1960s and 70s, but denied using violence

Lawrence Hecker, 92, earlier admitted to having sex with three underage boys in 1960s and 70s, but denied using violence

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975, an extraordinary prosecution that could shed new light on what Roman Catholic Church leaders knew about a child sex abuse crisis that persisted for decades and claimed hundreds of victims. The priest, Lawrence […]

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A state grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975, an extraordinary prosecution that could shed new light

A Louisiana grand jury charged 91-year-old disgraced priest Lawrence Hecker with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975, an extraordinary prosecution that could shed new light on what Roman Catholic

Lawrence Hecker faces felony counts of rape, kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft

Lawrence Hecker faces felony counts of rape, kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft

Lawrence Hecker faces felony counts of rape, kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft

A Louisiana grand jury has charged a now-91-year-old disgraced priest with sexually assaulting a teenage boy in 1975.