New Orleans priest denies allegation of child rape, lawsuit claims 10-year-old abused on church retreat in 2008
The church announced Wednesday that an internal investigation would be carried out while Asare was on probation, and any findings would be conveyed to police. Author: Chris McCrory (WWL) Updated: 5:24 PM CST January 28, 2021
NEW ORLEANS Another priest with the Archdiocese of New Orleans has been removed from the ministry after a lawsuit was filed in civil court alleging that he abused a minor in 2008.
The suit, filed Wednesday in the New Orleans Civil District Court, is on behalf of an unnamed plaintiff alleging that Father John Asare-Dankwah abused him as a 10-year-old boy in 2008.