NEW ORLEANS (LA)
The New Orleans Advocate
July 13, 2018
By Jim Mustian
The New Orleans Police Department has opened a criminal inquiry into George F. Brignac, a former Catholic deacon accused of raping an 8-year-old altar boy nearly four decades ago.
The alleged victim, now 46 and living in St. Tammany Parish, recently received a settlement of more than $500,000 from the Archdiocese of New Orleans after church officials determined his sexual assault claim was “credible.”
The man met with NOPD sex crimes detectives Thursday and provided a detailed statement, according to his attorney, Roger Stetter.
“They reached out to me,” Stetter said of the detectives. “They said that this was a first-degree rape case because the victim was under 10 years old. I think they’re going to proceed full speed ahead.”
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