New Orleans AP —A disgraced 93-year-old New Orleans priest pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges involving the sexual assault of a teenage boy in 1975. Lawrence Hecker, who left the ministry in 2002, had been scheduled to stand trial Tuesday. The case was reassigned to Campbell, who ordered Hecker to undergo routine physical and psychological evaluations before the trial. The alleged survivor in the criminal case against Hecker is among those who have filed abuse claims against the archdiocese in its long-running bankruptcy case. To date, more than 600 alleged abuse survivors have filed claims against the archdiocese.

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Persons: Lawrence Hecker, Nandi, Hecker, Campbell, Ben Willard, Bobby Hjortsberg, “, ” Organizations: New, New Orleans AP, Times, New Orleans Advocate, Archdiocese Locations: New Orleans, Orleans, Orleans Parish, “