![Rev. Fr. Anthony Odiong, a US-based Nigerian Louisiana Catholic priest, was arrested in Florida on Tuesday for possessing child pornography, according to law authorities. The suspect is reportedly accused of many other cases of sexual assault. The Waco, Texas, Police Department announced in a Facebook post on Tuesday that officers detained Father Anthony Odiong in Ave Maria, Florida, with assistance from the United States Marshals Service. Waco police announced in March that they had received "credible information" about a sexual assault allegedly committed by Odiong in Texas in 2012. “During the subsequent investigation, a case of possession of child pornography was uncovered,” the police said. The priest was apprehended in Florida by the Caribbean Regional Fugitive Task Force. The Waco Police Department said that he will be extradited to Texas. Odiong had previously served in the Archdiocese of New Orleans before being removed as priest in December of last year due to controversy over homilies in which he claimed, among other things, that the Catholic Church was being taken over by "the gays." At the time, the priest was also accused of abusive behaviour; a Louisiana lady claimed in U.S. bankruptcy court that Odiong had committed both financial and sexual abuse against her. Prior to joining the New Orleans Archdiocese, Odiong served in at least two Texas parishes. On Tuesday, Waco police stated that during their sexual assault investigation, "the presence of other survivors was revealed." “Multiple women have come forward to tell similar experiences as the sexual assault survivor who reported the initial allegation,” the police department said. “Survivors’ experiences ranged from sexual assault and indecent assault, more commonly recognised as groping, and financial abuse, with some survivors experiencing every element of Anthony Odiong’s manipulation.” The police said they “believe there may be more survivors, and we wish to speak with anyone who [has] had similar encounters” with the priest. The Archdiocese of New Orleans issued a brief news release on Tuesday noting Odiong's arrest in Florida. The archdiocese “encourages anyone with any information to contact law enforcement,” the release said.](https://chronicle.ng/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/ezgif-6-4730550ede-300x200.jpg "Odiong: US-based Nigerian Catholic priest convicted over sexual assault")
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored his first MLS hat-trick as LA Galaxy came from behind to defeat Orlando City 4-3 on Sunday.
The former Sweden striker got his goals inside 24 second-half minutes.
15 goals in 17 #LAGalaxy appearances.
Witness @Ibra_official's first hat trick in @MLS ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/KNGqoOFxHq
— LA Galaxy (@LAGalaxy) July 30, 2018
Ibrahimovic, 36, has 15 goals in 17 appearances for the Galaxy.
He had earlier provided the assist for Giovani dos Santos to score Galaxy’s first after Cristian Higuita had given Orlando the lead.
The visitors’ other goals came from a Michael Ciani own goal and Dom Dwyer.
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LA Galaxy are now unbeaten in their past nine matches and are third in the Western Conference.
Ibrahimovic joined LA Galaxy on 23 March 2018. He made his debut on March 31, as a substitute against Los Angeles FC in the El Tráfico derby, where he scored twice, including a 45-yard half volley and a header in stoppage time that led to the Galaxy winning 4–3.
After his match-winning performance, Ibrahimović said, “I heard the crowd saying ‘We want Zlatan, we want Zlatan’, so I gave them Zlatan.”
He scored twice for the Galaxy in a 3–2 defeat to FC Dallas on May 30; however he railed against his team, saying “Every game we shouldn’t be losing two or three goals and then you have to catch the game and try to win. This is not the game; this is absolutely not the game. Even if you are in MLS or Premier League, wherever, it doesn’t work like that. We need to be the leading team and play from there, not to catch the goal all the time, so obviously it’s not good.”
He scored twice against both Real Salt Lake and San Jose Earthquakes in June and July, before scoring a penalty in a 4–0 win against Columbus Crew on July 8.
Ibrahimovic scored his 12th league goal to help his side defeat Philadelphia Union with a 3–1 victory on July 22.
