Ex-priest indicted for allegedly raping disabled child while ministering in New Orleans
Mark Francis Ford has been held without bail for five months after authorities arrested him in IndianaA man accused of molesting a disabled boy whom he met while working as a Roman Catholic priest in New Orleans has been indicted on child rape charges, according to authorities.Grand jurors seated...
<p>Mark Francis Ford has been held without bail for five months after authorities arrested him in Indiana</p><p>A man <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/oct/16/new-orleans-priest-police-sexual-abuse-arrest">accused</a> of molesting a disabled boy whom he met while working as a Roman Catholic priest in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/new-orleans">New Orleans</a> has been indicted on child rape charges, according to authorities.</p><p>Grand jurors seated in New Orleans’ state criminal courthouse on Thursday handed up a nine-count indictment against <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/sep/26/louisiana-former-priest-arrested-rape-allegation">Mark Francis Ford</a>, nearly five months after authorities arrested him and jailed him without bail. The document charges Ford, 64, with aggravated rape of a child; raping a person suffering from a physical disability preventing resistance; two counts of molesting a juvenile; another three of indecent behavior with a minor; and kidnapping.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/05/mark-francis-ford-child-rape-new-orleans">Continue reading...</a>
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