New Orleans priest accused of abusing deaf children dies at 87 after apparent fall
Gerard Joseph Howell, whose abuse allegations were known to the archdiocese for four decades, was found dead in his Texas apartment on September 8.
Howell, 87, was discovered at approximately 5 p.m. on September 8 by Austin police responding to a welfare check at a senior living community in Texas, according to a police statement. Officers had been called to investigate a report of an 87-year-old individual who had fallen.
The New Orleans archdiocese was aware of allegations against Howell for at least 40 years but did not take meaningful action, according to reporting by The Guardian. The nature of his death is described as an apparent fall.
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- New Orleans priest accused of abusing children in deaf community dies from apparent fall aged 87 — The Guardian — World
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