Anthony Odiong, accused of sexually abusing three female congregants in Waco, faces a maximum of 20 years in prison per charge
The criminal trial of a Roman Catholic priest who ministered in Texas and south-east Louisiana and was charged with illicitly abusing his status as a clergyman to pursue sex with spiritually vulnerable female congregants began on Tuesday with jury selection.
Anthony Odiong, 57, faces charges of second-degree sexual assault in a state courthouse in Waco, Texas, involving three women whom he met while working there.
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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Ramon Antonio Vargas in Waco, Texas.
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