of cult-like deviant practices, including sex with children and animals, by members of the Hosanna Church in Ponchatoula. Thus far, the following eight people have been arrested and charged.
Austin Bernard III, 36, was charged with allegedly forcing a girl under the age of 13 to perform a sex act and admitted to knowing about alleged sexual acts involving children, dogs and cats that occurred at Hosanna Church.
Nicole Bernard, 36, was charged with aggravated rape of a juvenile under the age of 13
Paul Fontenot, 21, was charged with aggravated rape of a juvenile under the age of 13.
Deputy Christopher Labat, 24, was charged on one count of aggravated rape, one count of crime against nature, and one count of malfeasance in office. Being a law officer, Labat was not put with the general prisoner population. He is, however, on suicide watch.
Louis Lamonica, 45, was charged with two counts of aggravated rape and one count of crime against nature after he confessed that he had sex with children and animals. The entire sex cult case broke wide open when Lamonica walked into the Sheriff's office and confessed. He is the former pastor of the Hosanna Church.
Robbin D. Lamonica, 45, was charged with one count of aggravated rape after a male victim told deputies that he had been having sex with Robbin Lamonica from the time he was 4 years of age until he was 13.
Lois Ann Mowbray, 54, was charged with obstruction of justice, failure to report a felony, and accessory after the fact to aggravated rape.
Allen R. Pierson, 46, was charged with one count of aggravated rape for allegedly engaging in sexual intercourse with a girl who was 9 or 10-years-old at the time. The victim is now 13.
The investigation continues and authorities believe there may be dozens of victims ranging in age from
. Computers were seized and the crime lab expects to find pictures of sex acts involving children and animals.
Notably, the laws of Louisiana consider sex with young children a capital crime punishable by death. If the evidence is sufficient, Scott Perrilloux, the 21st Judicial District Attorney, may seek the death penalty. Execution shouldn't be inconceivable. The enormity of the alleged crimes is bewildering.
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Hmm... guess these people never read Corninthians. They get what they deserve.
Posted by: Editor at May 21, 2005 09:19 PM (WUwLB)
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Yeah, religion is so great, it's only we evil atheists that are ever supposed to do stuff like that. The sooner religion is abolished, the sooner humanity can continue evolving.
Posted by: Improbulus Maximus at May 21, 2005 09:26 PM (0yYS2)
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Let's remember the McMartin case and keep our powder dry until the evidence comes in.
Posted by: Attila Girl at May 21, 2005 10:32 PM (8e5bN)
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What the big deal? It's merely an alternative lifestyle.
/moral relativist
Posted by: Carlos at May 21, 2005 10:56 PM (8e/V4)
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Sick. What's their religion called?
Posted by: Oyster at May 22, 2005 12:07 AM (YudAC)
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Of course. Because this sex cult is just like EVERY OTHER religion that there is. Didn't Jesus encourage sex with children, after all?
Posted by: Kazmin at May 22, 2005 10:22 AM (hp7es)
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Well, even the Holy Spirit, the energybeing in charge of Gods work on Earth, is a pedofile. Mary was 16 when she had Jesus. (well fine, it could have been the over 60-year-old Joseph and they just said it was a virgin birth to avoid trouble) So get out of that sick thing you call religion and stop trusting in God.
Posted by: A Finn at May 23, 2005 04:09 AM (cWMi4)
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Now we know why the squirrel went to a Mississippi church revival
instead of one in Louisiana.
Posted by: Butch at May 23, 2005 09:00 AM (Gqhi9)
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I never thought I'd ever agree with Maximus, but damn: Religion is the reason! Once people stop talking to imaginary buddies in the sky and stop believing 2000 year old gossip and lies, we'll all be better off.
Posted by: osamabeenthere at May 23, 2005 11:01 AM (E2ydb)
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It is not religion that is bad, but "Organized" religion. If Finn
wants to pray to Akka, or Osama to Allah, that is fine and dandy. Even if they do it while walking down the street, no biggie. It is
when power hungry people get to gether and try to control the masses
by telling them things will be better in the next life, so shut up
and do what I tell you and the next life will be heaven. Keep the
worshippers stupid, uneducated, and poor, and you can control them
better. (How do you do this, tell them birth control is evil, and
they should pop out as many babies as possible.) They way I see it,
the only one who is getting me into heaven, is myself and the Big Guy
upstairs (and F--K no I don't mean Bush). So since it is between
me and God, why should I listen to any one else.
Posted by: Butch at May 23, 2005 12:14 PM (Gqhi9)
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It is definitely sad to see things like this happen, but it is definitely a sign that Jesus is coming back soon. I drove by the church last night for the first time. It looked like a regular church, except it had a Parish Homeland Security van & 3 police cars outside with caution tape all around. It was really sad to hear about a place that people go to for security & comfort doing these GOD AWEFUL things to children & animals. TO ALL OF YOU WHO HATE GOD & RELIGION: This does not represent all religions, & yeah I agree religion sucks, but God doesn't. It's not about religion its about having a close relationship with God that is your own relationship. Not being controlled by what everyone else thinks you should be or do, but by listening to God's voice & just using common sence. Responding to what Kazmin remarked, God would never tell anyone to have sex with children. He specifically said that adultery & fornication is a sin. It is a sin to have sex with someone you are not married to, & you can't marry a child. I am just asking all who read this not to allow this incident to make you run the other way, but to know that God is love & love is not this.
Posted by: Rachel at May 23, 2005 01:18 PM (vxFAx)
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I think most of the posters here are missing the point and some very relative information. This was a not a Godly church. Members have admitted in their affidavits that they were worshipping satan. So, please, let us not lump good Christians, Jews, or Muslims in the same pile with satan worshipping pedophiles...that's very much like filling a bowl of apples, oranges, and bananas with huge smelly piles of crap!
Posted by: t at May 23, 2005 03:17 PM (frFd7)
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Mr T.,
"Godly" churches have committed some of the same acts as this
one, (Catholic sex abuse scandal.) It is not the religion that
I dislike, but the Church. Like I said, having your own relationship
with God(s, Goddess, whatever) is okay, it should be between you
and him. The Church is made up of people and there for capable of errors.
Posted by: Butch at May 23, 2005 03:50 PM (Gqhi9)
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Not true! God told me that sex with goats is gre-e-e-e-e-a-a-a-a-t!
Posted by: osamabeenthere at May 23, 2005 04:58 PM (E2ydb)
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Butch: There is no way I'm going to start worshipping a lesser god like Akka, the god of homemaking. If I were to return to the ancient ways, the natural choice would be to worship Ukko Perkele, the übergod. But evangelish Lutheran atheism is better, so I'll stick with that.
Posted by: A Finn at May 24, 2005 12:33 AM (lGolT)
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Oh yeah, I'm officially still a friggin' Muslim for two or three days... The Finnish society of Muslims sent me the Quran and a praying carpet =), came in the post yesterday. Can anyone think of a good use for 'em?
Posted by: A Finn at May 24, 2005 12:44 AM (lGolT)
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Finn, come on, I heard disciples of Akka make some mean cakes? Yum.
Posted by: Butch at May 24, 2005 08:09 AM (Gqhi9)
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Uh... this "religion" seems anything but "organized." After all, wasn't it a great philosopher who warned of the chaos that would ensue from this sort of behavior?
Cats and dogs living together, mass hysteria! - Dr. Venkman
For everyone wetting their pants over organized religion, I'd have to say that the disorganized sort poses the greater threat.
Posted by: Dan at May 24, 2005 04:23 PM (Zo04m)
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The hiss of the serpeant, still strong after 2,000 years...
Posted by: Young Bourbon Professional at May 24, 2005 08:28 PM (oCXDK)
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Hsssss... Bite me. This has nothing to do with me. Ukko Perkele crushed Yahweh with his mighty thunder axe a thousand years ago. I'm running Catholic Christianity now. The Crusades were my work. I was 10 of the Popes. Ukko Perkele has taken over the Orthodox and Protestant churches.
Posted by: The great serpeant at May 25, 2005 05:09 AM (cWMi4)
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I thought that Louisiana Church was Catholic... you know, with all the child molesting. It was your damn business.
Posted by: Ukko Perkele at May 25, 2005 05:15 AM (cWMi4)
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Ukko, vie roskat ulos!
Posted by: Akka at May 25, 2005 05:16 AM (cWMi4)
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No viskaa vaan sinne Nyy Jorkkiin, ei niistä siellä kukaan piittaa.
Posted by: Ukko Perkele at May 25, 2005 05:17 AM (cWMi4)
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Geraldo Rivera, thank you. Your satanic panic shows that you now so vigorously recant have now borne fruit.
It doesn't matter what religion these criminals follow, or if they are non-non believers. Violence, cruelty, murder and rape are not partial to gender, age or person.
Posted by: none at May 25, 2005 08:09 PM (HoSBk)
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"As the Government of the United States of America is not,
in any sense, founded on the Christian religion”
—THOMAS JEFFERSON, 1796
Posted by: Billy Bobert at May 26, 2005 05:46 PM (/LWRw)
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Well, if there is a hell, these sickos have seats reserved for them there.
Posted by: Someone at June 24, 2005 06:50 PM (267mb)
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I knew Paul Fontenot in high school and he was a nice guy...
Posted by: Christopher Labat at July 01, 2005 01:35 PM (Kpep8)
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I knew Paul Fontenot in high school and he was a nice guy...
Posted by: Christopher Labat at July 01, 2005 01:35 PM (Kpep8)
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Religion is the not the problem...it's the people who choose to take it to extremes. the same is true on the opposite end of the spectrum
Posted by: Sic at July 01, 2005 03:25 PM (LBRJd)
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