Tag: The alleged abuse occurred despite continued assurances from church leaders in recent years that child protection policies adopted almost two decades ago had rooted out predator priests.

Predatory Priest Pat Wattigny Title: Before priest Pat Wattigny admitted sex abuse, texts to student led to resignation from Slidell school, church says Authors: Ramon Antonio Vargas and David Hammer, Staff writers and WWL-TV Publisher: NOLA.Com Date:  02OCT2020 About four months before the Rev. Patrick Wattigny disclosed to the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans that