Mental competency hearing delayed for US priest charged with raping teen
Lawrence Hecker is charged with raping teenager after strangling him in 1975 in a New Orleans church
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Lawrence Hecker is charged with raping teenager after strangling him in 1975 in a New Orleans church
Testimony from the evaluating doctors was delayed Thursday morning; now scheduled for May 23.
Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker, 92, was evaluated by psychiatrist after defense attorneys said he’s too sick to be tried
92-year-old Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker appeared in court and was evaluated by a doctor to see if he's competent to stand trial.
Lawrence Hecker was indicted on charges of aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, an aggravated crime against nature, and theft in September 2023.