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Multiple Gonzales spas targeted in prostitution bust, 6 women arrested
August 9, 2023 5:59 PM
GONZALES - Police raided four massage parlors and arrested six women over the course of nearly two weeks in a recent prostitution bust. The Gonzales Police Department said officers spent about five weeks investigating the businesses, starting back in early July. Through the probe, officers learned workers were conducting... more » -
Livingston jury convicts politically connected man of child sex crimes that were ignored for years Play Video
July 14, 2023 1:01 PM
UPDATE: A judge on Tuesday sentenced John Mack to life in prison for rape and other charges. This is a breaking update. Read the full story here . ------ LIVINGSTON — A man with family ties to multiple political figures in Livingston Parish was found guilty of... more » -
Elderly Slidell man convicted in child rape case
July 1, 2022 3:15 PM
SLIDELL - An elderly man could spend the rest of his life in jail after a jury unanimously found him guilty of child sex crimes. James Bishop, 70, was found guilty of first-degree rape of a child under the age of 13, aggravated rape of a child under the... more » -
Denham Springs cracks down on massage parlors after recent prostitution busts
March 29, 2022 9:03 AM
DENHAM SPRINGS - A city council has adopted new rules tightening its grip on local massage parlors in an effort to flush out potential prostitution. The new ordinance, approved Monday by the Denham Springs City Council, levies several restrictions on those businesses, namely prohibiting operation between 10 p.m. and... more » -
Saints among frontrunners in Deshaun Watson trade talks as lawsuits loom
March 14, 2022 9:45 AM
NEW ORLEANS - Several reports suggest the Saints are making a strong offer to obtain Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, who was forced to sit out last season amid a flood of sexual misconduct allegations. The Saints and their NFC South rivals, the Carolina Panthers, are among the first... more » -
Hammond man allegedly tried to meet up with underage girls for sex, arrested in EBR
February 10, 2022 2:19 PM
BATON ROUGE - A man was arrested in East Baton Rouge after he allegedly tried to set up a meeting with undercover agents posing as a pair of teenage girls. Arrest documents from the Louisiana Department of Public Safety described the alleged conversations between Allen Bordelon, 33, and who... more » -
Baton Rouge resident accused of sharing child porn on social media
December 16, 2021 1:44 PM
BATON ROUGE - A person accused of using social media to share child pornography was booked into jail Wednesday. Louisiana State Police said Kalen Woodard, 28, was arrested following a joint investigation with the FBI, which began back in September. The agencies launched the probe after learning that Woodard... more » -
Man allegedly paid $20 to have sex with 10-year-old girl
December 10, 2021 12:19 PM
HOUMA - A Louisiana man was arrested after he allegedly paid someone to arrange for sex with a 10-year-old girl. WWLTV reports the girl's family alerted the Houma Police Department after someone tipped them off about 31-year-old Jamil Washington's plan. According to the department, Washington paid an individual... more » -
Man facing child molestation charges ordered not to coach, seen at youth basketball tryouts Play Video
November 15, 2021 6:07 PM
GONZALES - A picture taken Saturday at the Lamar Dixon Expo Center in Gonzales shows what several parents say is Jermaine Miles running tryouts at the Ascension Youth Basketball Association. The problem : Miles was charged with five counts of child molestation in 2019 and ordered by a judge... more » -
Melanie Curtin, former Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office employee accused of sexual assault, pleads not guilty Play Video
March 12, 2020 8:24 AM
LIVINGSTON PARISH - Melanie Curtain, a former Livingston Parish Sheriff's Office employee accused of rape and video voyeurism, returned to court Thursday morning and pleaded not guilty during her arraignment. She allegedly joined former Livingston Parish deputy Dennis Perkins and his wife Cynthia in sex crimes and could face... more » -
Couple accused of sex crimes against children to return to court April 21 Play Video
March 6, 2020 7:09 AM
LIVINGSTON PARISH - Cynthia and Dennis Perkins, a couple accused of child rape and other sex crimes, returned to court Friday (March 6) morning. In December, Cynthia filed for divorce, only days after the couple's indictment. But their divorce hearing was pushed back as Dennis didn't have legal... more » -
Respected prosecutor alarmed over LSP handling of sex crime investigation Play Video
July 23, 2019 5:50 PM
BATON ROUGE- For the first time since the WBRZ Investigative Unit broke stories about former West Baton Rouge Deputy Ben Arceneaux using his police unit and badge to get sexual favors, a Louisiana State Police report backs that up. Respected prosecutor Prem Burns reviewed the investigative file and said it... more » -
Boys arrested for sexually assaulting girl at school last week Play Video
March 6, 2018 4:47 PM
BATON ROUGE – Two young boys will be charged with sexual battery after a female classmate said they assaulted her in a private suspension room recently. The attack happened at the Greenville Alternative school on Desoto Drive last week. Authorities said the 14-year-old female student was in the... more » -
Ball coach facing sex charges may have victimized others, authorities fear Play Video
July 28, 2017 6:36 PM
CENTRAL - Investigators are concerned a man arrested on sex crimes charges recently may have abused more children, and they're asking for help locating them. Jason Scott Dreher was booked into jail on incest charges. After posting bond, Dreher was arrested again when he tracked down his victim. ... more » -
Area teacher charged, fired after suspected tryst with kid in a car Play Video
January 11, 2017 11:30 AM
NEW ROADS – A private school teacher is facing misdemeanor attempted carnal knowledge of a juvenile charges, the WBRZ Investigative Unit has learned. The female teacher was identified as Skylar Russell. Russell was fired yesterday. As WBRZ.com was first to report Wednesday, Russell teaches at False River Academy. WBRZ... more » -
Man arrested in sexual assault of kids from an entire family Play Video
December 17, 2016 11:04 AM
BATON ROUGE – A man was booked into jail on seven felonies related to the sexual assault of four members of his family – two girls and two teenage boys. The case was revealed in arrest documents obtained by WBRZ News 2 Saturday morning. Overnight, Garry Jackson, 37, was... more » -
Teen arrested after video of tryst in classroom shared among classmates
October 26, 2016 12:02 PM
BATON ROUGE - A high school student faces felony sex charges after deputies said the teenager recorded a tryst with his girlfriend in a classroom recently. Deputies booked Jonathon Moss, 18, into jail on pornography involving juveniles and carnal knowledge of a juvenile charges. Both charges are felonies. ... more » -
TV personality who hid from sex abuse allegations will return to La.
May 4, 2016 4:54 PM
SAN DIEGO - A former Louisiana TV personality will return to the state for the first time in nearly four decades shackled and accused of sexually assaulting children on a camping trip in the 70s. Frank John Selas, 76, performed as " Mr. Wonder " on his TV show... more » -
Former teacher of the year enters no contest plea to student sex charges Play Video
February 16, 2016 10:45 AM
PLAQUEMINE - In a solemn manner, former teacher Keavin Keith pleaded no contest to five counts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and 30 counts of prohibited sexual conduct between an educator and a student Tuesday morning. #BREAKING Keith even fathered a child with one of his students.... more » -
La. TV personality arrested in decades-old sex case
January 26, 2016 2:30 PM
ALEXANDRIA - Authorities from various parishes will discuss the arrest of a 1970s TV personality Tuesday. Frank Selas – known on TV in northwest Louisiana and parts of Arkansas and Mississippi as "Mr. Wonder" – was taken into custody in California after a decades-long search. Selas was the suspect... more »