Ed Joseph was optimistic he would finally get to confront Brian Highfill, a former New Orleans priest and Air Force chaplain who Joseph first accused of sexually abusing him 36 years ago. Joseph, an Air Force veteran living in South Dakota, said a military investigator told him in December that he would soon be called to testify in a criminal case against Highfill.

Former New Orleans priest accused of abuse dies while facing military prosecution

Ed Joseph was optimistic he would finally get to confront Brian Highfill, a former New Orleans priest and Air Force chaplain who Joseph first accused of sexually abusing him 36 years ago. Joseph, an Air Force veteran living in South Dakota, said a military investigator told him in December that he would soon be called to testify in a criminal case against Highfill.