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• Man allegedly spent year sexually abusing 14-year-old boy

  March 29, 2021 5:23 PM

  BATON ROUGE - A man is accused of sexually assaulting a teenage boy on multiple occasions. According to the Baton Rouge Police Department, Davon Brumfield, 20, was arrested Monday. The victim told police he and Brumfield had an "affair" over the past year. Police said Brumfield had him... more »

• Suburban priests on updated clergy abuse list in Baton Rouge area

  January 26, 2019 6:30 PM

  BATON ROUGE- Almost a year to the day of a news conference where Baton Rouge Catholic Bishop Michael Duca revealed the list of local clergy members accused of sexual abuse over the past several decades, the church released the names of two additional priests tied to suspected abuse. Two... more »

• Man accused of raping 11-year-old girl, exposing her to HIV

  June 9, 2016 10:39 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Police say a man was arrested after he was accused of raping an 11-year-old girl, intentionally exposing her to HIV in the process. 47-year-old Larry Williams Jr. was booked on four counts of first degree rape, molestation of a juvenile and four counts of intentional exposure... more »

• Driving instructor accused of molesting student

  May 12, 2016 11:46 AM

  BATON ROUGE - Deputies arrested a Baton Rouge driving instructor Wednesday after they say he grabbed a female student’s chest during a driving class. East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s deputies arrested 59-year-old John Melvin Williams, Sr. for an incident that allegedly happened on Apr. 19. According to EBRSO, a... more »

• Judge rules in favor of priest who didn't report allegations of sexual abuse Play Video

  February 26, 2016 3:15 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Judge Mike Caldwell ruled a part of the state's children's code requiring priests to be mandatory reporters of abuse that they learn during "priviledged conversations," is unconstitutional today. The ruling means Priests don't have to speak up if they learn children are the victims of abuse during... more »