A judge on Wednesday sentenced Lawrence Hecker to mandatory life in prison following the harrowing statements of three men who say the retired Catholic priest sexually abused them decades ago.

The wife of fallen Twin Cities businessman Denny Hecker breaks her silence in an interview with WCCO-TV. Christi Rowan-Hecker explained the nature of her marriage to Hecker, who is currently housed at ...

NEW ORLEANS — Former Catholic Priest Lawrence Hecker was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday morning. Hecker, 93, pleaded guilty to all counts on December 3- aggravated rape ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Former New Orleans Catholic priest Lawrence Hecker, 93, was sentenced to life in prison Wednesday (Dec. 18) after pleading guilty earlier this month to raping a teenaged boy ...

NEW ORLEANS — Former Catholic Priest Lawrence Hecker was sentenced to life in prison without parole Wednesday morning. Hecker, 93, pleaded guilty to all counts on December 3- aggravated rape ...

Caroline Hecker joined the News 4 team in 2020 as a multi-media journalist. Prior to working in St. Louis, Caroline worked for two years as a reporter at WIS-TV in Columbia, South Carolina.

On Wednesday, former Catholic Priest Lawrence Hecker, age 93, received a life sentence without parole after pleading guilty to a series of charges including aggravated rape, aggravated kidnapping ...

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