A Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, is convicted of criminal clergy sexual assault in Texas and faces a lengthy prison sentence. Multiple outlets report that Odiong, 57, served in locations including Texas and Louisiana. A Texas jury finds him guilty of first-degree and second-degree sexual assault following a criminal trial that days earlier returned the verdicts. The Guardian reports that the jury is expected to begin deliberations on sentencing, with possible penalties that include a range up to life in prison for the first-degree conviction, and additional time for the second-degree conviction. The New York Times reports that Odiong is ultimately sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of abusing multiple women. It adds that prosecutors say the abuse almost certainly resulted in the birth of a child. Taken together, the reporting indicates that the case involves multiple victims and multiple sexual-assault convictions, with sentencing proceedings driven by state criminal charges related to clergy abuse. The outcomes reflect both the jury findings on the assault charges and the court’s final sentencing decision.
Catholic priest Anthony Odiong sentenced after Texas conviction for sexual assault
A Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, is convicted of criminal clergy sexual assault in Texas and faces a lengthy prison sentence. Multiple outlets report that Odiong, 57, served in locations inclu...
- Anthony Odiong, a Roman Catholic priest, is convicted in Texas of criminal clergy sexual assault.
- He is found guilty of both first-degree and second-degree sexual assault.
- Prosecutors say the abuse almost certainly resulted in the birth of a child.
- Odiong faces a potential sentence up to life in prison based on the first-degree conviction.
- Reporting indicates Odiong has abused multiple women and served in Texas and Louisiana.
Father Anthony Odiong, who served in Texas and Louisiana, had been found guilty of abusing multiple women. Prosecutors say the abuse almost certainly resulted in the birth of a child.
2 months agoAnthony Odiong faces up to life in prison after being found guilty of first- and second-degree sexual assaultA Texas jury on Tuesday was expected to begin deliberating the sentence of a Roman Catholic priest who was convicted days earlier of criminal clergy sexual assault.Anthony Odiong, 57, faces between five years and life imprisonment in connection with a first-degree sexual assault charge that he was found guilty of. He was also found guilty of second-degree sexual assault, which can carry between two and 20 years in prison. Continue reading...
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