Mental competency hearing for former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker rescheduled
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WGNO— A mental competency hearing for former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker has been rescheduled.
The Guardian—Mental competency hearing delayed for US priest charged with raping teen. 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—Cardell Hayes sentenced in killing of former New Orleans Saints player. Cardell Hayes, the man who was found guilty of manslaughter in the killing of former New Orleans Saints player Will Smith, has been sentenced to 25 years in prison with credit for time served.
WBRZ—Former New Orleans Saint Reggie Bush reinstated as 2005 Heisman Trophy winner. NEW YORK (AP) — Reggie Bush has been reinstated as the 2005 Heisman Trophy winner more than a decade after Southern California returned the award following an NCAA investigation that found he received what were impermissible benefits during his time with the Trojans, the Heisman Trust announced Wednesday.Bush forfeited his Heisman Trophy in 2010. He was playing for the New Orleans Saints at the time.“We are thrilled to welcome Reggie Bush back to the Heisman family in recognition of...