Louisiana Priest Charged with Shocking Child Sex Abuse Crimes
Korey LaVergne, a Roman Catholic priest in the Lafayette diocese, has been charged with three counts of felony indecent behavior with a 15-year-old juvenile.
Louisiana has seen yet another horrific case of child sexual abuse by a member of the Catholic clergy. Korey LaVergne, a 37-year-old priest in the Lafayette diocese, has been formally charged with three counts of felony indecent behavior with a juvenile who was 15 years old at the time of the alleged offenses.
The charges against LaVergne come from a bill of information filed by the district attorney for Acadia parish, where the abuse is said to have occurred. This development marks a dark chapter in the long and sordid history of the Catholic Church's clergy abuse scandal, which first came to light in this region decades ago.
Source: The Guardian
