91-Year-Old Retired Catholic Priest Indicted on Rape and Kidnapping Charges From the 1970s

Retired Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker was indicted on charges of rape, kidnapping, and other crimes for allegedly assaulting a teenage boy five decades ago.
Hecker admitted to sexually molesting and sharing beds with multiple teenagers when he was a priest, but the church only named him as an abuser in 2018.
Hecker allegedly choked a child unconscious after pretending to show him a wrestling move before the assault.
The Catholic Church has faced lawsuits and controversy over sexual abuse allegations going back to a 2002 Boston Globe report.
The Vatican has acknowledged damage to its credibility and called for accountability and justice for victims.