Tag #Hecker Conviction

What are the immediate consequences of the conviction of Lawrence Hecker for child rape, and what does it reveal about the broader scope of the abuse within the New Orleans Catholic archdiocese?

In the early 1970s, Lawrence Hecker and Gilbert Gauthe, two Catholic priests, repeatedly molested the same altar boy in New Orleans. This abuse involved various locations, including a health club, motels, and a church. Hecker and Gauthe used their positions to gain access to the boy and manipulate him into silence.