Trial of US priest charged with sexual assault begins with jury selection

Anthony Odiong accused of sexually abusing three female congregants in Waco faces a maximum of life imprisonmentThe 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. Continue reading...