US judge who ruled in favor of church in key abuse case donated to archdiocese

Greg Guidry gave the New Orleans church thousands of dollars and now refuses to step down from a case involving 500 victims

A federal judge donated tens of thousands of dollars to New Orleans' Roman Catholic archdiocese and consistently ruled in favor of the church amid a contentious bankruptcy involving nearly 500 clergy sex abuse victims, an Associated Press investigation has found, but the judge won't step down from the case.

Confronted with AP's findings, which had not been previously reported, US district judge Greg Guidry abruptly convened attorneys on a call last week to tell them his charitable giving has been brought to my attention" and he would consider recusal from the high-profile bankruptcy he oversees in an appellate role.