New Orleans priest in hospital after being jailed on child rape charges
by David Hammer of WWL Louisiana in New Orleans from US news | The Guardian on (#6J0DM)
Lawyers tell court Lawrence Hecker, 92, has declined mentally and physically while incarcerated
A 92-year-old retired Catholic priest jailed in New Orleans since September on charges of child rape and kidnapping has been hospitalized, his attorneys said on Friday.
Lawrence Hecker - who admitted that he sexually molested or harassed underage boys in the 1960s and 1970s during a remarkable interview with WWL Louisiana and the Guardian in August - has experienced mental decline, disorientation and some physical ailments while being held in New Orleans's jail, attorneys argued during a state court hearing.
Ramon Antonio Vargas contributed to this report
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