Louisiana supreme court hands major victory to child sexual-abuse victims
With major implication for state’s Catholic church, court allows victims to sue over decades-old abuse
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With major implication for state’s Catholic church, court allows victims to sue over decades-old abuse
A former New Orleans priest accused of rape and kidnapping a child in the 1970s has had his mental evaluation completed, and the results are expected to be addressed in court Thursday.
The judge presiding over the case, Ben Willard, asked for Hecker’s medical records from Bridgepoint and set a new hearing for June 13.
Prosecution hints that Lawrence Hecker, 92, accused of historical rape and kidnapping, is feigning illness to avoid going to trial
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Authorities have expanded an investigation of clergy sexual abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans to include senior church