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.
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 as charged to rape and other offensesTuesday morning.
Ex priest, 93, pleads guilty to raping, kidnapping young boy
A 93-year-old New Orleans priest accused of raping and kidnapping a young boy nearly 50 years ago has pleaded guilty to all charges shortly before a jury was supposed to be selected for his trial.
Ex-priest Lawrence Hecker pleads guilty on all counts in long-delayed rape trial
The rape trial of former Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker, 93, begins Tuesday after months of delays. Allegations involve a coverup and mental competency debates.
New Orleans priest accused of rape, kidnapping enters guilty plea ahead of expected trial
A former New Orleans priest accused of rape and kidnapping entered a guilty plea ahead of his expected trial Tuesday. Retired #NOLA priest Lawrence Hecker guilty of rape. DA Jason Williams said sealed records were a crucial part of this investigation @WDSU https://t.co/WPBsPL40u5 pic.twitter.com/bTUCMokVu9
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.
New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker pleads guilty to rape, kidnapping charges
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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 priest Lawrence Hecker pleads guilty to sexual abuse allegations
Lawrence Hecker, a former New Orleans priest accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago, has pleaded guilty ahead of a trial set for Tuesday (Dec. 3) morning.
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.
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,
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Former New Orleans priest pleads guilty to rape and kidnapping in sexual abuse case ahead of trial
An investigation revealed Lawrene Hecker had confessed to molesting multiple juveniles over his decades of service with the ...