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Disgraced Catholic priest accused of sexually assaulting 4 victims connected to Baylor
ABC 25 - KXXV ^ | Sept. 27, 2024 | Lauren Adams

Posted on 10/02/2024 2:39:09 PM PDT by ConservativeMind

25 News is learning more about the case against the disgraced Waco priest accused of sexually assaulting at least 10 women so far.

Lauren Adams talked to the lead investigator on the case and he says four of the victims were connected to Baylor.

Anthony Odiong is behind bars facing numerous sexual assault charges.

So far 10 victims who have come forward, and seven of the women were abused in McLennan County.

Odiong was the catholic priest of St. Peters Catholic Student Center in Waco and St. Mary’s of the Assumption in West from 2007-2012.

St. Peters serves Baylor and lead detective Bradley DeLange says four of the victims were connected to Baylor.

Detective DeLange says this investigation began when one woman walked into the police station.

“This started with one woman coming in and saying for my healing process I need to get this off my chest," DeLange said.

Then he put out a call for more victims to come forward.

However, DeLange says he actually found the other nine victims by combing through evidence like emails and calling the women.

DeLange says a lot of the victims have shame: “Inside the Catholic church if you are a female who, what they say, seduced a priest the woman gets double negative treatment.”

Once DeLange tells the women there are other victims, the women agree to prosecute.

"These victims are in a vacuum, and they think they are by themselves.”

So far Odiong is facing seven total charges, first first degree sexual assault charges and two second degree sexual assault charges. Sweeping across three total indictments.

He is asking more victims to come forward saying, “Come forward. You are not required to go to court.”

If you think you may be a victim, call Detective DeLange at 254-750-7609.

(Excerpt) Read more at kxxv.com ...


TOPICS: Catholic
KEYWORDS: anthonyodiong; romancatholic
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1 posted on 10/02/2024 2:39:09 PM PDT by ConservativeMind
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To: ConservativeMind

The RCC has priests which can be seduced by WOMEN?!


2 posted on 10/02/2024 2:43:36 PM PDT by fwdude
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To: fwdude

it’s a sick world in which we read this story as “partially good news”


3 posted on 10/02/2024 2:49:13 PM PDT by ConservativeDude
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To: fwdude
The RCC has priests which can be seduced by WOMEN?!

You're joking I hope

4 posted on 10/02/2024 2:49:55 PM PDT by Pontiac (esse welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
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To: Pontiac

Nope. Well, yes, partly.


5 posted on 10/02/2024 2:55:52 PM PDT by fwdude
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To: ConservativeMind
Child Sex Abusers in Protestant Christian Churches: An Offender Typology
6 posted on 10/02/2024 3:04:05 PM PDT by ebb tide ("The Spirit of Vatican II" is nothing more than a wicked "ideology" of the modernists.)
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To: ConservativeMind
Child Sex Abusers in Protestant Christian Churches: An Offender Typology
7 posted on 10/02/2024 3:08:15 PM PDT by ebb tide ("The Spirit of Vatican II" is nothing more than a wicked "ideology" of the modernists.)
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To: ConservativeMind
Over 9,000 children, young people sexually abused in German Protestant churches: Study
8 posted on 10/02/2024 3:14:26 PM PDT by ebb tide ("The Spirit of Vatican II" is nothing more than a wicked "ideology" of the modernists.)
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To: ConservativeMind
1 in 10 Young Protestants Have Left a Church Over Abuse
9 posted on 10/02/2024 3:18:55 PM PDT by ebb tide ("The Spirit of Vatican II" is nothing more than a wicked "ideology" of the modernists.)
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To: ebb tide

Please stop posting threads to me.

Especially twice in the same thread.


10 posted on 10/02/2024 3:23:13 PM PDT by ConservativeMind (Trump: Befuddling Democrats, Republicans, and the Media for the benefit of the US and all mankind.)
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To: ebb tide; ConservativeMind

Abuse Tracker

Daily guide to media coverage of clergy abuse worldwide, and especially in the US Roman Catholic church. More than 100,000 articles blogged since 2006.

https://www.bishop-accountability.org/


11 posted on 10/02/2024 3:26:56 PM PDT by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: ConservativeDude

Baylor is Baptist (In Name Only), no?

If the victims are connected to the university, I would assume they are 17 at the youngest.


12 posted on 10/02/2024 3:33:47 PM PDT by scrabblehack
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To: ConservativeMind

These are the kind of articles Morgana has made a mission of printing. Except when they’re Roman Catholic stories.


13 posted on 10/02/2024 3:49:16 PM PDT by Old Yeller (On judgement day, you’ll wish you were biblically correctly, not politically correct.)
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Baylor is Baptist (In Name Only), no?

They allow dancing now. It's also where they had a coach that recruited Black players by saying something along these lines: " “Do you like white women? Because we have a lot of them at Baylor and they love football players.”"

14 posted on 10/02/2024 3:52:32 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: Jyotishi

There is no evidence that there are more adults in the Catholic church, priests or otherwise, that sexually abuse children than in the general population as a whole, or in other religious groups.


15 posted on 10/02/2024 4:08:46 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: ebb tide

There is no evidence that there are more adults in the Catholic church, priests or otherwise, that sexually abuse children than in the general population as a whole, or in other religious groups


16 posted on 10/02/2024 4:09:44 PM PDT by Az Joe (Live free or die)
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To: Jyotishi; ConservativeMind; Al Hitan; Fedora; irishjuggler; Jaded; kalee; markomalley; miele man; ..
Billy Graham’s Grandson Says Protestants Abuse Kids Just Like Catholics

How Protestant Churches Hid Sexual Abuse

A History of Sex Abuse in the Protestant Imagination

Abuse in the Protestant Church

Sexual abuse also a problem in European Protestant churches

Protestant abuse history has been swept under the carpet

Data Shed Light on Child Sexual Abuse by Protestant Clergy

Protestant Churches Grapple With Growing Sexual Abuse Crisis

Evangelicals ‘worse’ than Catholics on sexual abuse

Thousands of children sexually abused by German Protestant Church: study

German Protestant churches riddled with sexual abuse and cover-ups, report finds

17 posted on 10/02/2024 4:11:12 PM PDT by ebb tide ("The Spirit of Vatican II" is nothing more than a wicked "ideology" of the modernists.)
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To: Az Joe

There is no evidence that there are more adults in the Catholic church, priests or otherwise, that sexually abuse children than in the general population as a whole, or in other religious groups


That is saying as long as there is not MORE, you are ok with it.

Is that true?

Isn’t ONE too many?

You have a very poor arguing point.


18 posted on 10/02/2024 4:18:43 PM PDT by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere.)
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To: Az Joe
There is no evidence that there are more adults in the Catholic church, priests or otherwise, that sexually abuse children than in the general population as a whole, or in other religious groups.

Then it's definitely a reflection of the failing of Catholicism, because there shouldn't be.

An active, vibrant relationship with Christ results in a changed life and more Christlike character.

If it doesn't, whatever faith the person lays claims to is meaningless.

Jesus told His followers to go and sin no more, not keep up with the Joneses.

19 posted on 10/02/2024 5:20:45 PM PDT by metmom (He who testifies to these things says, “Surely I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus”)
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To: ebb tide
Billy Graham’s Grandson Says Protestants Abuse Kids Just Like Catholics

Just like Catholics, eh? Now let's talk about freemasons and public school teachers.

20 posted on 10/02/2024 5:57:23 PM PDT by xoxox
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