Nigerian Catholic Priest Convicted in US for Sexually Assaulting Women

Texas Priest Convicted of Sexual Assault as First Public Accuser Speaks Out

Waco, Texas — The first woman to publicly accuse a Catholic priest who was convicted of sexual assault in Texas says she hopes the verdict will prevent him from harming others through his position of religious authority. Anthony Odiong was found guilty Friday by a Texas jury on first- and second-degree sexual assault charges after a four-day trial in Waco. Jurors heard testimony from multiple women who accused the priest of exploiting his role a…

Nigerian Catholic Priest convicted in US for sexually assaulting women

A Nigerian-born Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been convicted by a jury in Texas, United States, for sexually assaulting women who were under

US jury finds Nigerian priest guilty of sexual assault

A Nigerian Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been convicted in the United States for sexually assaulting women who sought his spiritual guidance. According to The Guardian, a Texas jury comprising eight women and four men found Odiong guilty on a two-count charge of sexual assault following a trial that examined allegations of abuse against the cleric. Odiong, a priest of the Diocese of Uyo in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, faces the possibility o…

Nigerian Catholic Priest convicted in US for sexually assaulting women – BishopAccountability.org

A Nigerian-born Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been convicted by a jury in Texas, United States, for sexually assaulting women who were under his spiritual care.Odiong, 57, was found guilty of one count of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault following a trial in Waco, Texas. The verdict was delivered on Friday by a jury comprising eight women and four men after about two hours of deliberation. D…

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A Nigerian-born Roman Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been convicted by a jury in Texas, United States, for sexually assaulting women who were under his spiritual care.Odiong, 57, was found guilty of one count of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault following a trial in Waco, Texas. The verdict was delivered … The post Nigerian Catholic Priest convicted in US for sexually assaulting women appeared first…

Nigerian-born priest convicted of abusing women under spiritual guidance in US

A Texas jury has found Nigerian-born Catholic priest Anthony Odiong guilty of sexually assaulting women who were under his pastoral care in the United States. Odiong, 57, was convicted on one count of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault following a trial in Waco, Texas. The verdict was returned by a […] The post Nigerian-born priest convicted of abusing women under spiritual guidance in US appeared first on…