Mental competency hearing delayed for US priest charged with raping teen
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Lawrence Hecker is charged with raping teenager after strangling him in 1975 in a New Orleans churchA mental competency hearing has been delayed again for a 92-year-old retired Catholic priest faced with charges of raping a teenager after strangling him unconscious in 1975 in a New Orleans church.Lawrence Hecker’s trial on state charges of aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft has been delayed several times since January. Continue reading
WGNO—Mental competency hearing for former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker rescheduled. A mental competency hearing for former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker has been rescheduled.
The Guardian—US priest accused of raping teen in 1975 not fit to stand trial, psychiatrists say. Retired Lawrence Hecker, 92, charged in New Orleans, has memory loss and should be re-evaluated at later date, report findsA 92-year-old retired Catholic priest charged with strangling a teenager and raping him in a New Orleans church in 1975 has short-term memory loss that prevents him from assisting in his defense, according to a team of forensic psychiatrists whose findings could influence whether one of Louisiana’s most prominent cases of clergy abuse is ever tried.In a report which has not...
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