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Arrest of priest for child molestation reignites scandal in Louisiana diocese
The Guardian
β’January 18, 2026β’By Ramon Antonio VargasποΈ0
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Korey LaVergne, 37, jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to officialsAuthorities in south-west Louisiana recently arrested a Roman Catholic priest on accusations of behaving indecently with a child, igniting a new scandal in the diocese where the US churchβs reckoning with clergy abuse began β an institution that just disclosed it could lose up to $162m over pending litigation.Korey LaVergne was jailed Friday evening on three counts of indecent behavior with a juvenile, according to Acadia parish sheriff KP Gibson, whose agency arrested the priest. LaVergne had presided over mass at St Edward church in Richard β where the Lafayette diocese had assigned him as pastor β hours before he was booked into the Acadia lockup. Continue reading...
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