US priest accused of raping teen in 1975 not fit to stand trial, psychiatrists say
by The Guardian
The Guardian— 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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