Key takeaways from the Guardian’s inquiry into the church’s handling of a predatory priest
Despite reports of Anthony Odiong preying on female congregants, the Catholic church extended his term Catholic church had been alerted to Texas priest’s sexual predation for years – but dawdled before acting Catholic clergy leaders wanted to add nearly a decade to a priest’s temporary role as pastor at a suburban New Orleans church despite knowing several women had accused him of sexual misconduct or unwanted advances while ministering to them, the Guardian can report . But Anthony Odiong did not make it to the end of an extension that was supposed to last until 2027. A jury in Waco, Texas , another community where Odiong worked, convicted him of criminal clergy sexual assault of two women, leading him to a sentence of life imprisonment in early June. Continue reading...