Archbishop Gregory Aymond knew of nine allegations facing disgraced priest Lawrence Hecker in 2012. The church didn't out him as a sexual predator until six years later.

Trial date set for Lawrence Hecker, ex-New Orleans priest accused of raping teenager He is charged with one count each of aggravated kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature, first-degree rape ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond, who has rebuffed calls from survivors of clergy sexual assaults to step down, said in an emailed statement that he hoped survivors of Hecker's abuse would ...

New Orleans Archbishop Gregory Aymond, who has rebuffed calls from survivors of clergy sexual assaults to step down, said in an emailed statement that he hoped survivors of Hecker's abuse would ...

A clergy sex abuse survivor demands transparency from Archbishop Gregory Aymond. A face-to-face dramatic encounter happened outside the church where Aaron Hebert says he was victimized as a child.

Lawrence Hecker, a retired priest, is accused of being a serial child molester.Survivors are demanding answers and closure, while the bankrupt Archdiocese of New Orleans says they are cooperating ...

Lawrence Hecker gave the rare admission when reporters for WWL-TV and the British newspaper the Guardian asked him to discuss a statement he gave to New Orleans church leaders in 1999.

A grand jury indicted Hecker last year following an investigation that revealed he had confessed to molesting multiple juveniles over his decades of service with the Archdiocese of New Orleans ...

Lawrence Hecker, the former Catholic priest who pleaded guilty earlier this to raping an underage boy decades ago, has died just days after receiving a sentence of life in prison without parole.