New Orleans Catholic priest accused of raping teen in 1975 gets trial date
by David Hammer of WWL in New Orleans from World news | The Guardian on (#6PV3A)
Lawrence Hecker will face court on kidnapping and rape charges in September pending a final competency ruling
A doctor's report says that Lawrence Hecker, the retired New Orleans priest who faces charges of raping a teenager after strangling him unconscious in 1975, has dementia - but it says nothing about Hecker's competency to stand trial.
On Thursday, after seven hearings and still no definitive determination on Hecker's competency, his trial on rape and kidnapping charges has been set for 24 September.
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