‘It wasn’t a big deal’: secret deposition reveals how a child molester priest was shielded by his church

Wow, this guy is a monster. And fuck the church for covering for him. The individuals who covered for him can burn in fucking hell. I'd even suggest charging some of them for knowingly putting the public at risk.

Eventually, Hecker’s inclusion on the 2018 roster produced the most serious ramification for him. A member of the US military went to law enforcement and reported that he was a teenager in 1975 when Hecker, then a staff member at his high school, strangled him unconscious in a church bell tower – pretending to teach him a wrestling move – then sodomized him.

The archdiocese of New Orleans waited to turn over Hecker’s complete personnel file until June 2023, when it received a subpoena from the local district attorney. Three months later, a grand jury empaneled by the DA charged Hecker with aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping, aggravated crime against nature and theft.

He's now claiming he's not competent to face the charges because he has short-term memory loss. If you read the second article, that doesn't sound believable (scroll down to number 5).

At the deposition itself, Trahant bluntly asked Hecker: “Do you have a problem remembering things from 15 minutes ago?”

“No,” Hecker answered.

I would like to understand what the implications of the investigation are. Is it actually possible that some of the criminals in the church leadership will face consequences? In short, are bishops going to jail?