NEW ORLEANS — In the case of serial child molester and retired Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker, the cover-up failed.

The victim explained how both predators kept him quiet. Hecker “always said I was his favorite and best altar boy,” the victim wrote.

An investigation revealed Lawrence Hecker had confessed to molesting multiple juveniles over his decades of service with the ...

Lawrence Hecker, the geriatric former priest accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy nearly 50 years ago, pleaded guilty ...

WWL Louisiana and The Guardian obtained exclusive would-be testimony from court documents after the priest pleaded guilty ...

The documents paint the picture of abuse from about a dozen victims of a former New Orleans priest, Lawrence Hecker.

Ex-priest Lawrence Hecker pleaded guilty Tuesday morning on all counts in a long-delayed rape trial. The former Catholic priest will be sentenced this month.Hecker's guilty plea marks a significant ...

Lawrence Hecker, who was indicted last year on charges related to a sexual assault in the 1970s, pleaded guilty on Tuesday ...

A 93-year-old New Orleans priest accused of raping and kidnapping a young boy nearly 50 years ago has pleaded guilty to all ...

Father Lawrence Hecker’s trial was repeatedly delayed this year amid Hecker’s ill health and uncertainty over his mental ...

Just as the trial of former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker was set to begin Tuesday morning, he pleaded guilty to ...

Lawrence Hecker, who left the ministry in 2002, had been scheduled to stand trial Tuesday. Hecker’s eyes were focused on the ...