RAPE – VERIFIED COMPLAINT – JUVENILE

RAPE – VERIFIED COMPLAINT – JUVENILE

NAPOLEONVILLE – Assumption Parish Sheriff Leland Falcon reports that detectives have filed a verified complaint against a now 17-year-old male in connection with a sex crime investigation which occurred during the summer of 2021.

Detectives initiated an investigation which concluded that the victim was a female under 12 years of age.

Detectives secured probable cause sufficient to obtain a verified complaint necessitating the arrest of the suspect which occurred on April 5, 2021, on a charge of first-degree rape.

The suspect was ordered held in custody pending the outcome of a 72-hour hearing.

For additional information concerning this News Release, contact Sheriff Leland Falcon or Public Information Officer, Lonny Cavalier at 985-369-7281.