Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault – NBC 7 San Diego
Lawrence Hecker faces felony counts of rape, kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft
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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.