Ex-New Orleans priest pleads guilty to rape and kidnapping in sexual abuse case ahead of trial
A disgraced 93-year-old New Orleans priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving the sexual assault of a teenage boy in 1975.
Retired Louisiana Priest Pleads Guilty to Rape and Kidnapping Charges
Lawrence Hecker, who was indicted last year on charges related to a sexual assault in the 1970s, pleaded guilty on Tuesday just before jury selection for his trial was set to begin.
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Former New Orleans Priest Pleads Guilty to Charges Related to Rape of Teenage Boy Nearly 50 Years Ago
A former New Orleans priest had pleaded guilty to raping a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago. Hecker entered his plea shortly before jury selection was set to begin for his trial, according to the news outlets.
Ex priest, 93, pleads guilty to raping, kidnapping young boy
A retired Roman Catholic priest accused of raping and kidnapping a young boy nearly 50 years ago entered a guilty plea on Tuesday, just before jury selection for his criminal trial was set to get underway.
Former New Orleans priest pleads guilty to child sex crimes
Just as the trial of former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker was set to begin Tuesday morning, he pleaded guilty to kidnapping and raping a boy in the mid 70s.
New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker pleads guilty to rape, kidnapping charges
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