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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

The Guardian - US

‘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

The Guardian - US

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

The Guardian - US

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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

The Guardian - US

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...

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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

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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 Guardian - US

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

The Independent UK

First Thing: Donald Trump to turn himself in at Fulton county jail

Former president had lawyers negotiate booking to take place during prime viewing hours on Thursday to get maximum TV ratings. Plus, could the vagus nerve be the key to depression, obesity, alcoholism – and more?

The Guardian - UK

FBI opens sweeping probe of clergy sex abuse in New Orleans

The FBI has opened a widening investigation into sex abuse in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans, looking specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them

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