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Charlie Scudder in Waco, Texas, and Ramon Antonio Vargas in New Orleans

Catholic priest accused of sexual assault fathered children of victims, court hears

Man in religious gown looks at camera
Anthony Odiong after his arrest in Florida in July. Photograph: Waco police

A Roman Catholic priest with links to Texas and Louisiana who is facing criminal charges for allegedly abusing his position of authority within the church to pursue sex with vulnerable women fathered at least two children with them, authorities have alleged.

The stunning information about Anthony Odiong surfaced at a bail hearing on Tuesday in Waco, Texas, where prosecutors have charged him with several counts of sexually assaulting women to whom he ministered.

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