He hung his head in total shame as sheriff’s deputies cuffed him and led him out of the courtroom into a high-security detention facility ahead of his sentencing scheduled for Monday.
A United States jury in Texas has convicted a 57-year-old Nigerian-born Roman Catholic priest, Father Anthony Odiong, for weaponising his religious status and exploiting devout female parishioners to satisfy his illicit sexual desires under the guise of offering "spiritual direction."
A jury comprising eight women and four men in Waco, Texas, found Odiong guilty on Friday of one count of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault involving two vulnerable female parishioners who gave harrowing testimonies during the trial.
According to The Guardian, the cleric, who sat motionless as District Judge Thomas West read the guilty verdict, is now facing maximum life imprisonment.
He hung his head in total shame as sheriff’s deputies cuffed him and led him out of the courtroom into a high-security detention facility ahead of his sentencing scheduled for Monday.
