New Orleans Priest Pleads Guilty to Two Child Molestation Charges ncregister.com
A New Orleans priest pleaded guilty last week to two child molestation charges for incidents that took place as recently as 2013.
Father Patrick Wattigny, 55, the former pastor of St. Luke the Evangelist Catholic Church and chaplain at Pope John Paul II High School, both in Slidell, Louisiana, was sentenced to five years in prison with five years of probation. He was also required to register as a sex offender.
The Archdiocese of New Orleans, where Father Wattigny was a priest, announced his removal from ministry Oct. 1, 2020.
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