9:30 AM LRN Newscast

The Diocese of Alexandria released the names of three additional clergy that have credible allegations of sexual abuse with minors.

Fr. Adrian Molenschot has allegations of sexual misconduct and abuse of male minors dating back to the 1960s. He died in 1994.

Fr. Nino Viviano has an allegation of sexual misconduct and abuse of a female minor dating back to the early 1960s. He is currently 91-years-old and living in a nursing home in Florida.

Fr. Yves Robitaille has an allegation of sexual misconduct and abuse of a male minor dating back to the mid-1950s. He died in 1998.

Evidence for all three were presented to the Permanent Review Board and the allegations were deemed credible. The Diocese of Alexandria pledges to provide updates to the list of credibly accused clergy as new information becomes available and as reported by authorities. They said they hope these updates provide healing and closure and show their commitment to transparency and accountability.

 

A two-month-old child is dead and the father is in jail after admitting to the police to striking the child several times in the back of the head.  Welsh Police Chief Marcus Crochet says the suspect did not have a previous criminal history.

Cut 15 (12) “…during a traffic stop.”

Authorities got the call around 6 o’clock on Thursday afternoon and child died Friday morning.

A recent poll making the rounds in the media shows support for President Trump in Louisiana is not what is used to be. But U-L Lafayette Political Science Professor Pearson Cross questions the validity of the survey. Another shock in the poll was the data that Louisianans oppose the President’s border wall plan 49 percent to 41 percent. Cross says sometimes you have to take poll results with a grain of salt.

Cut 14 (10) “…the wall”