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Here are prominent people named in the Saints clergy-abuse emails

Efforts to shape narrative pulled in or targeted government officials, local media figures

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Former Catholic priest dies less than two weeks after being sentenced to life in prison for rape

The survivor of Lawrence Hecker’s abuse said he feels ‘vindicated’ by the former priest’s death

The Independent UK

Admitted child rapist and retired priest Lawrence Hecker dies aged 93

Former Roman Catholic clergyman dies a little more than a week after beginning life sentence, according to officials

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Clergy abuse survivors say there’s still ‘long ways to go’ after sentencing of New Orleans priest

One survivor says local archbishop ‘should have been sitting right there next to’ abuser Lawrence Hecker at his hearing

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Former Catholic Priest Sentenced To Life For Teen Rape

Former Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker sentenced to life for raping a teenage boy. Survivors share abuse stories. Case highlights challenges of addressing ...

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Former New Orleans priest, 93, is sentenced to life in prison for raping boy decades ago

A New Orleans judge has sentenced a 93-year-old former Catholic priest to spend the rest of his life behind bars for raping a teenage boy in the 1970s

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Retired New Orleans priest gets life in prison after pleading guilty to child rape

Lawrence Hecker declined to apologize to his victims at emotional hearing that closed book on grueling legal saga

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US priest accused of sexual assault turns down 20-year plea deal

Decision leaves Anthony Odiong on course for trial on charges that could carry a maximum of life imprisonment

The Guardian - US

Priest who worked in Texas and Louisiana tentatively set to plead guilty to sexual assault

Anthony Odiong to appear Monday in court over charges he abused his position to pursue sex with congregants

The Guardian - US

Two inveterate US clergy abusers preyed on same victim in New Orleans

Legal records show Lawrence Hecker and Gilbert Gauthe targeted the same altar boy in 1970s before later being convicted of other crimes

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‘They covered up child rape’: how the New Orleans archdiocese protected a priest who preyed on children

An elderly priest’s guilty plea exposes the church’s history of shielding predators in its midst for decades

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New Orleans clergy abuse: details emerge after retired priest admits to kidnapping and child rape

Victim was going to testify about being forced to see a psychiatrist for lying or face expulsion from school after rape by Lawrence Hecker, now 93

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Disgraced Priest Pleads Guilty To 1975 Sexual Assault Charges

Former priest Lawrence Hecker, 93, pleads guilty to 1975 sexual assault charges in New Orleans, facing possible life sentence. Delayed trial due to mental ...

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Retired New Orleans priest pleads guilty to kidnapping and raping boy in 1970s

Lawrence Hecker, 93, is set to receive a life sentence after admitting to attacking boy in church bell tower

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New Orleans priest accused of child abuse competent to proceed with trial

Lawrence Hecker, 93, self-admitted serial child molester, grapples with Alzheimer’s disease and had trial delayed

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Head of New Orleans’ embattled Catholic archdiocese offers to resign

Gregory Aymond’s offer, required because he turns 75, says he wants to stay for resolution of institution’s bankruptcy but adds it is up to Pope Francis

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‘This is why victims don’t come forward’: trial delayed for New Orleans priest charged with child rape

Lawrence Hecker’s trial delay calls to mind other ill-fated attempts to prosecute allegedly abusive Catholic clergymen

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New Orleans trial delayed indefinitely as priest accused of child rape hospitalized

Judge transferred the case of Lawrence Hecker, 93, to another section of state courthouse in yet another setback

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Retired New Orleans priest accused of child rape found competent - but trial could be delayed

Lawrence Hecker, 92 and diagnosed with dementia, will be evaluated again to see if he is capable of defending himself

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Dementia diagnosis could delay trial of New Orleans priest accused of rape

Attorneys for Lawrence Hecker, charged with raping teen in 1975, urge judge to declare him incompetent to stand trial

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New Orleans Church Officials Investigated For Clergy Sexual Abuse

Authorities in New Orleans investigate clergy sexual abuse, focusing on church officials suspected of concealing crimes. Search warrant executed at Archdio...

The Guardian - US

Bankruptcy court stacks odds in New Orleans church’s favor over abuse claims: ‘I’ve never felt so powerless’

Chapter 11 protection is designed to give an organization time to reorganize its finances to pay its debts but victims of clerical abuse feel frustrated by a lengthy and opaque process

The Guardian - US

Retired priest pleads not guilty to raping child in New Orleans in the late 70s

Lawrence Hecker, 92, earlier admitted to having sex with three underage boys in 1960s and 70s, but denied using violence

The Guardian - US

New Orleans archbishop: local Catholic institutions must help with cost of clergy abuse claims

Gregory Aymond’s letter contradicts promises made to schools and churches when archdiocese declared bankruptcy in May 2020

The Independent UK

Louisiana grand jury charges 91-year-old disgraced priest with sexual assault of 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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