Nigeria, May 31 -- A Nigerian-born Catholic priest, Anthony Odiong, has been convicted by a jury in Texas, United States, for sexually assaulting women under his spiritual care.

Mr Odiong, a naturalised US citizen, was ordained in Nigeria in 1993 and later served in Catholic parishes in Texas and Louisiana, two neighbouring states in the US.

The 57-year-old convict was found guilty on one count of first-degree sexual assault and two counts of second-degree sexual assault after a trial in Waco, Texas.

The jury, which was made up of eight women and four men, delivered its judgement after about two hours of deliberation on Friday, The Guardian UK reported.

The two counts of second-degree sexual assault involved two women each of whom tes...