The President of SCSA Richard Windmann explained that a “Federal Court in New Orleans, Louisiana has sealed a deposition in which a Catholic priest admitted to raping a child. Because the deposition is sealed by the court, this predator is a free man on the streets of our community, and no child is safe, and he has escaped Justice… In the original filing of the motion, the filing attorneys (who conducted the deposition) admitted that Lawrence Hecker admitted to raping a child.” The court ended up sealing the deposition because of the Archdiocese of New Orleans’s bankruptcy filing.

A Catholic Priest Admitted to Raping a Child. Because His Deposition Is Sealed, He Walks Free. - Big Easy Magazine

The Survivors of Childhood Sex Abuse (SCSA) issued a letter to various law enforcement officials requesting that they read the sealed deposition of accused child rapist, and former Catholic priest, Lawrence Hecker. The President of SCSA Richard Windmann explained that a "Federal Court in New Orleans, Louisiana has sealed a deposition in which a Catholic priest admitted to raping a child.