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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

The long-sought charges against Lawrence Hecker come after public allegations that leaders in the Archdiocese of New Orleans knew about accusations against him for decades.

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

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.

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.

Lawrence Hecker, 91, faces felony counts of rape, kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft.

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

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

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