Saturday, October 1, 2022

IN the NEWS - New Orleans, Predator Priests & the Mann Act

 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
Genesis 13:13
 
"The FBI has opened an investigation into sex abuse going back
decades in the Roman Catholic Church in New Orleans, a rare federal foray into such cases that will look specifically at whether priests took children across state lines to molest them.
More than a dozen alleged abuse victims have been interviewed this year as part of the investigation, which is exploring whether predator priests can be prosecuted under the Mann Act, an anti-sex-trafficking law more than a century old that prohibits taking anyone across state lines for illicit sex.
Some of the New Orleans cases under review allege abuse by clergy during trips to Mississippi camps or amusement parks in Texas and Florida. And although some claims date back decades, Mann Act violations notably have no statute of limitations." LATimes