Gilbert Gauthe
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Gilbert Gauthe was a priest in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette from 1972 to 1983.[1]
Gauthe became the first Catholic priest in the United States to face a criminal trial for child sexual abuse.[2]
Gauthe admitted [3] to abusing 37 children and accepted a plea bargain for which he was sentenced to 20 years in prison.[4]
He was released after serving 10 years of his sentence then moved to Texas where he was charged with abusing a 3 year old boy.
References
- ^ "Rev. Gilbert J. Gauthe-Assignment". www.bishopaccountability.org. Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ "The Church On Trial: Part 1". Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ Times, Jon Nordheimer and Special To the New York. "SEX CHARGES AGAINST PRIEST EMBROIL LOUISIANA PARENTS". Retrieved 2018-11-03.
- ^ Depalma, Anthony. "Church Scandal Resurrects Old Hurts in Louisiana Bayou". Retrieved 2018-11-03.