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.
New Orleans priest accused of rape, kidnapping enters guilty plea ahead of expected trial
The trial for a former New Orleans priest accused of rape and kidnapping is set to begin Tuesday. Lawrence Hecker is expected to be evaluated for mental competency one more time before proceedings begin.
Former New Orleans priest pleads guilty to sex crime related charges
Former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker, who was wanted on sex crime-related charges, has pleaded guilty ahead of his Dec. 3 trial start.
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.
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.
Lawrence Hecker, former New Orleans priest accused of sexual abuse, pleads guilty
Lawrence Hecker, the geriatric former priest accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago, pleaded guilty Tuesday morning.
93-year-old retired priest pleads guilty to rape in 1970s sex abuse of teen
A 93-year-old retired priest has pleaded guilty to rape, kidnapping and other charges in connection with the sexual abuse of a teen boy in the 1970s. Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty Tuesday to state charges in Louisiana his lawyer,
New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker pleads guilty to rape, kidnapping charges
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