WWL-TV and The Times-Picayune broke the story of allegations against Wattigny in October 2020, shortly after Wattigny allegedly admitted the abuse to the Archdiocese
Patrick Wattigny, a former Slidell Catholic priest accused in two separate child molestation cases on the north shore, pleaded guilty Wednesday afternoon and received five years behind bars.
Former Catholic priest Patrick Wattigny, already awaiting trial on child molestation charges, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to another molestation charge.