1980s Catholic Church molestation victim beaten to death in Lake Charles
Scott Anthony Gastal, 50, was found in the parking lot of a motel in the 1000 block of N. Lakeshore Drive around 10 p.m. on March 2.
Man fatally beaten outside Lake Charles motel was among first victims in US to expose clergy abuse
The victim of a deadly beating outside a Lake Charles motel was a clergy abuse survivor whose testimony was pivotal in exposing sex abuse within the Catholic Church.