Outlining the affidavit of charges against William Richard Pryor

MISSISSIPPI
Sun Herald

Outlining the affidavit of charges

Former St. Patrick Catholic High School teacher William Richard Pryor, 68, was charged in federal court Thursday with transportation of minors with intent to engage in criminal sexual conduct. Below are bullet points from the affidavit:

* The FBI interviewed two alleged victims Aug. 18 and 19 who said Pryor molested them while they were students at Bayou View Junior High School in the mid-1970s and in 1999-2000.

* Pryor allegedly told the FBI he molested eight children when they were 13 or 14 years old, starting in the mid-1970s and ending in 2005.

* Both victims the FBI interviewed said the assaults happened while on trips.

* The assaults reportedly happened in eight states: Mississippi, California, Montana, Colorado, Oregon, Louisiana, Texas and Georgia.

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