Louisiana priest convicted of molestation released on bond over coronavirus safety concerns

OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — A former Louisiana priest convicted of molesting an altar boy has been released from jail on bond over coronavirus safety concerns.

The Advertiser reports 77-year-old Michael Guidry was released Friday from St. Landry Parish Jail nearly a year after he pleaded guilty to molesting a 16-year old boy after giving him alcohol in his home.

The victim told authorities about the molestation four years after it happened. KATC-TV reports Guidry, who served as the priest of St. Peter’s Church in Morrow, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in April 2019.

The court has put him on house arrest with ankle an monitor as he awaits an appeal hearing for his sentencing.