Father Juan Alers Diocese of Lake Charles Ordained: 1969 Removed: 2002 Died: 2011 Assigned as follows: Catholic University (Puerto Rico) Atlanta Penitentiary (Atlanta, GA) Our Lady Help of Christians (Jennings, LA) Sacred Heart of Jesus (Oakdale, LA) Torrance County Penitentiary (Estancia, NM) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Fr. Juan Alers: Fr. Juan Alers was ordained for the Diocese of…
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Fr. Richard Chachere – Diocese of Lake Charles
Father Richard Chachere Diocese of Lake Charles Ordained: 1965 Removed: 1978 Died: 2012 Assigned as follows: 1966: Pontifical North American College (Rome, Italy) 1967: Our Lady Queen of Heaven (Lake Charles, LA) 1971: St. Mary Magdalen (Abbeville, LA) 1974: St. Anne Catholic Church (Youngsville, LA) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Fr. Richard Chachere: Fr. Chachere was ordained a priest…
Fr. Mark Broussard – Diocese of Lake Charles
Father Mark Broussard Diocese of Lake Charles Ordained: 1986 Removed from ministry: 1994 Laicized: 2012 Incarcerated: 201 Assigned as follows: Our Lady Help of Christians (Jennings, LA) Our Lady Queen of Heaven (Lake Charles, LA) St. Henry (Lake Charles, LA) St. Eugene (Grand Chenier) Summary of Sexual Abuse Allegations against Fr. Mark Broussard: Fr. Mark Broussard first applied to enter the…
Attention to Clergy Sexual Abuse Began in Louisiana in 1983
Do you think the Catholic clergy sexual abuse and cover up crisis started in Boston in 2002? Think again. It really started much earlier, in 1983 in fact, down in Louisiana. And now – finally, thankfully – there’s a new Louisiana law that may benefit some of those very first clergy abuse survivors who stepped forward, long before the pubic…
Louisiana Becomes the Latest State to Open Courts to Survivors of Child Sexual Abuse
New Louisiana Sexual Abuse Statute of Limitations Gives Survivors of Abuse More Legal Options Starting Today On June 15, 2021, the State of Louisiana became the latest in the wave of states to pass an extension to the statute of limitations on child sexual abuse cases. In a landmark move, Louisiana lawmakers eliminated the time period for filing a lawsuit…