"Disgraced New Orleans Priest Indicted on Multiple Charges Including Sexual Assault and Kidnapping"

A retired Catholic priest from New Orleans, Lawrence Hecker, has been charged with aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature, and theft. The charges stem from allegations of sexual abuse that occurred in 1975 when Hecker worked at a church attached to a Catholic high school. Hecker had previously admitted to church leaders in 1999 that he had committed "overtly sexual acts" with multiple boys in the late 1960s and 1970s. Despite these admissions, Hecker faced no substantial consequences until now. The case highlights the extreme measures taken by the archdiocese of New Orleans to hide the truth about Hecker.