Louisiana deacon says son was abused by priest [Video]

A former Louisiana deacon says his own son was sexually abused by a priest. After the deacon left the church, he said he just learned he was excommunicated.WDSU investigative reporter Aubry Killion uncovered a new video of the convicted priest being questioned.Warning: the details in this story are graphic. “It’s a graver sin to leave the church than it is to rape, molest, abuse, or take advantage of men, women, children. That’s an institution that I can’t be a part of,” Scott Peyton said. Peyton resigned as a deacon for the Diocese of Lafayette last year. He says he got a letter this month from the Diocese of Lafayette letting him know he was being excommunicated.”They levied this punishment on me while the priest who molested my son, the day he walks out of prison, will be able to go to any Catholic Church, receive sacraments, will be able to …