92-year-old former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker, accused of 1970s rape and kidnapping, faces a dementia evaluation to assess mental competency for trial.
Former New Orleans priest Lawrence Hecker, 92, facing rape and kidnapping charges from the 1970s, is set to undergo a dementia evaluation after a court-appointed doctor noted signs of a declined mental state and short-term memory loss. Hecker's trial has been postponed five times, and this evaluation may determine his mental competency to stand trial. District Attorney Jason Williams has called the dementia evaluation a malingering tactic.
July 11, 2024
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