A New Orleans attorney was punished for exposing a clergy abuser. Here’s what officials hid for years
Richard Trahant appeals to supreme court after he was fined $400,000 for helping get priest removed from school – and the record of his sanction was placed under seal
TL;DR
- Attorney Richard Trahant was fined $400,000 for helping to get Catholic priest Paul Hart removed from a high school chaplaincy.
- Hart had faced accusations of inappropriate conduct with a minor and other misconduct.
- A federal judge sealed the record of Trahant's sanction, but the Guardian obtained the case file.
- Trahant is appealing to the US Supreme Court, arguing he was denied due process.
- The case involves allegations of misconduct within the Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans and its handling of abuse claims.