Police serve search warrant on New Orleans archdiocese in child sex abuse case
by The Guardian
The Guardian— A judge approved the warrant in investigation to determine if church hierarchy illegally covered up systemic child molestationLouisiana state police went into the office of the Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans on Thursday to begin the process of collecting records from the organization spanning the history of its decades-old clerical abuse scandal, as troopers investigate whether the local church hierarchy illegally covered up systemic child molestation.Troopers arrived at the...
Catholic News Service—Louisiana State Police execute search warrant at New Orleans Archdiocese for records on abuse handling. (OSV News) — Louisiana State Police executed a search warrant on the Archdiocese of New Orleans April 25 for documents related to a widening investigation into how the archdiocese has handled allegations of clerical sex abuse. Louisiana State Police Trooper Jacob Pucheu, public information officer, told OSV News by email that the search took place […] The post Louisiana State Police execute search warrant at New Orleans Archdiocese for records on abuse handling first appeared on OSV News.
The Guardian—New Orleans archdiocese is target of child sex-trafficking inquiry, officials say. Louisiana state police recently served sweeping and unprecedented search warrant The Roman Catholic archdiocese of New Orleans is the target of an active child sex-trafficking investigation, according to a sweeping and unprecedented search warrant Louisiana state police recently served on an organization that for decades has been submerged in the global church’s clergy molestation scandal.The clerk at the state criminal courthouse where the warrant was signed released the 11-page document on...
WBRZ—Archdiocese of New Orleans under investigation for decades-long child sex trafficking coverup. NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana State Police are investigating the Archdiocese of New Orleans for possible child sex trafficking linked to widespread sexual abuse committed by priests over several decades, WWL reported from a criminal warrant Tuesday.The warrant says that Louisiana State Police are seeking all documents linked to the archdiocese's sexual abuse scandal including letters and emails, as well as priest assignments, transfers and personnel files.State Police are also asking the...