Survivor of notorious New Orleans child sex abuser priest speaks out for first time Neil Duhon blames archdiocese for allowing his rapist to prey on children throughout his career The Guardian - US · Apr 18, 2025
Admitted child rapist and retired priest Lawrence Hecker dies aged 93 Former Roman Catholic clergyman dies a little more than a week after beginning life sentence, according to officials The Guardian - US · Dec 27, 2024
Clergy abuse survivors say there’s still ‘long ways to go’ after sentencing of New Orleans priest One survivor says local archbishop ‘should have been sitting right there next to’ abuser Lawrence Hecker at his hearing The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2024
Retired New Orleans priest gets life in prison after pleading guilty to child rape Lawrence Hecker declined to apologize to his victims at emotional hearing that closed book on grueling legal saga The Guardian - US · Dec 18, 2024
Two inveterate US clergy abusers preyed on same victim in New Orleans Legal records show Lawrence Hecker and Gilbert Gauthe targeted the same altar boy in 1970s before later being convicted of other crimes The Guardian - US · Dec 11, 2024
‘They covered up child rape’: how the New Orleans archdiocese protected a priest who preyed on children An elderly priest’s guilty plea exposes the church’s history of shielding predators in its midst for decades The Guardian - US · Dec 8, 2024
New Orleans clergy abuse: details emerge after retired priest admits to kidnapping and child rape Victim was going to testify about being forced to see a psychiatrist for lying or face expulsion from school after rape by Lawrence Hecker, now 93 The Guardian - US · Dec 4, 2024
Retired New Orleans priest pleads guilty to kidnapping and raping boy in 1970s Lawrence Hecker, 93, is set to receive a life sentence after admitting to attacking boy in church bell tower The Guardian - US · Dec 3, 2024
New Orleans priest accused of child abuse competent to proceed with trial Lawrence Hecker, 93, self-admitted serial child molester, grapples with Alzheimer’s disease and had trial delayed The Guardian - US · Nov 14, 2024