# New Orleans attorney fined $400,000 after exposing abusive priest says it was ‘worth it’

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1 outlet covering · First listed: Guardian, Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM · Read it: <https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/new-orleans-lawyer-abusive-priest>

Richard Trahant says accusers have been vindicated after Catholic church officially classifies Paul Hart as sex abuserAn attorney who was fined more than $400,000 after getting an abusive Roman Catholic priest removed as a New Orleans high school’s chaplain says it was “worth it” now that the church has officially classified the cleric as a clergy molester.That remark from Richard Trahant came days after the archdiocese of New Orleans, having waited years, added Paul Hart on 6 November to a list of Catholic priests and deacons faced with credible claims of clergy abuse while serving in the…

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- Nov 11, 2026, 6:00 AM: [New Orleans attorney fined $400,000 after exposing abusive priest says it was ‘worth it’](<https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/nov/11/new-orleans-lawyer-abusive-priest>) — Guardian (Newspaper, United Kingdom)
  Richard Trahant says accusers have been vindicated after Catholic church officially classifies Paul Hart as sex abuserAn attorney who was fined more than $400,000 after getting an abusive Roman Catholic priest removed as a New Orleans high school’s chaplain says it was “worth it” now that the church has officially classified the cleric as a clergy molester.That remark from Richard Trahant came days after the archdiocese of New Orleans, having waited years, added Paul Hart on 6 November to a list of Catholic priests and deacons faced with credible claims of clergy abuse while serving in the…
