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Louisiana man groomed by priest says he felt ‘nauseous’ at clergyman’s parole hearing

Rex Perrette said the priest began sending him inappropriate texts when he was 16 years old

The Guardian - US

‘Give me your word you won’t do it again’: convicted sex abuser priest tells how church gave him second chance

Patrick Wattigny revealed he blew archdiocese opportunity to stay in frock at parole hearing over molestation sentence

The Guardian - US

Film festival to premiere clergy sex abuse documentary partly based on Guardian reporting

God As My Witness details priest’s relationship with teen who later killed himself and other abuse allegations

The Guardian - US

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New Orleans clergy abuse survivors say they’ve lost confidence in case’s judge

Comments come after it was revealed judge ignored DoJ recommendations against expelling survivors from panel

The Guardian - US

Judge disregarded bankruptcy trustee’s recommendation and punished New Orleans clergy abuse survivors

Molestation survivors were removed from committee in settlement talks after lawyer was accused of improperly identifying school chaplain as child sexual abuser

The Guardian - US

Clergy abuse survivor begs Louisiana not to release child molester: ‘It’s just not right’

Tim Gioe, abused as a child by disgraced priest Pat Wattigny, appeals to state’s department of corrections

The Guardian - US

New Orleans Catholic Church denies ousting food bank leaders for failing to finance abuse payouts

The New Orleans Catholic Church archbishop denies he ousted the CEO and several board members of a church-affiliated food bank for refusing to redirect millions of dollars to support clergy sexual abuse settlements

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New Orleans clergy abuse: Lawyer says claims that Saints emails protected by court order have no basis

Saints attorney maintains disclosure of messages showing team execs’ aid in softening media coverage was ‘violation’

The Guardian - US

‘Shame on them’: anger and dismay from survivors over Saints clergy-abuse emails

Clergy abuse survivors and their supporters express pain over sports officials’ efforts to soften coverage of scandal

The Guardian - US

NFL chief calls Saints ‘great corporate citizens’ amid church abuse scandal

Roger Goodell speaks as emails detail how team helped to spin coverage of clergy sexual abuse scandal

The Guardian - US

Emails detail how the NFL's New Orleans Saints helped the local church handle fallout from sex-abuse scandal

Shocking new emails show how far officials from the New Orleans Saints went to help church leaders handle the fallout from a sex scandal.

The Independent UK

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

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

The Guardian - US

‘Crisis communications’: emails show how NFL’s Saints and NBA’s Pelicans helped New Orleans church spin abuse scandal

Unearthed emails detail how the sports franchises’ owner and PR team counseled archdiocese on how to respond to unfolding clergy-abuse case

The Guardian - US

The Saints clergy-abuse emails: five takeaways from our investigation

The Guardian/WWL Louisiana report exposes behind-the-scenes messaging to manage a bombshell clergy-abuse scandal

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New Orleans archbishop fires food bank leaders for refusing to fund abuse settlement

Bankrupt Roman Catholic archdiocese replaced members at church-affiliated non-profit over $16m dispute

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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

The Guardian - US

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

‘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

The Guardian - US

Catholic priest accused of sexual assault fathered children of victims, court hears

Revelation emerges at hearing for Anthony Odiong, 55, charged with several counts and held in Texas on $5.5m bail

The Guardian - US

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

The Guardian - US

New Orleans archdiocese agrees to release secret files on clergy accused of child sexual abuse

Move follows church’s 2020 bankruptcy filing, hundreds of allegations and a standoff with survivors

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