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Losing Faith: Prosecutors, victims reflect on pain deacon George Brignac wrought for decades
George Brignac was among the most prolific abusers on the roster of molesting clergymen that the New Orleans Archdiocese released in 2018. Author: WWL Staff Updated: 10:26 PM CST December 18, 2020
NEW ORLEANS For Leon Cannizzaro, preparing to leave office after 12 years as Orleans Parish district attorney, one defendant that was in his sights and got away is a particularly vexing one: the inveterate child molester and former Catholic deacon George Brignac.
Cannizzaro had more than two years left in his final term when the local archdiocese in November 2018 released the first version of a list of clerics who had been credibly accused of child molestation over the decades.