Former priest who served under two Louisiana governors arrested for allegedly raping disabled child

26/09/2025 19:45 The Guardian

Mark Francis Ford is accused of sexual crimes allegedly starting in 2004 against a then 10-year-old boyA man who once served in the administrations of two Louisiana governors has been arrested on allegations that he molested a child whom he met while ministering to disabled children in New Orleans as a Roman Catholic priest during a previous career, according to authorities and an attorney representing the accuser.Mark Francis Ford, 64, faces charges of first-degree rape, second-degree kidnapping, sexual battery and indecent behavior with a juvenile after federal agents arrested him on Thursday in Portage, Indiana, on a warrant obtained by police in New Orleans, Brian Fair of the US Marshals Service said. Continue reading...

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