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• LSU Police arrest man accused of raping woman at gunpoint in residence hall Play Video

  October 26, 2026 11:31 AM

  BATON ROUGE — LSU Police arrested a man accused of raping a woman at gunpoint in a campus residence hall. Campus police received a report about the alleged rape on Friday around 11:15 p.m. The victim told police that her rapist, identified as 21-year-old Ronald White, was still in... more »

• BRPD: Man arrested for rape of a four-year-old child Play Video

  September 8, 2025 4:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE — A man was arrested Monday for the rape of a four-year-old child after the Baton Rouge Police Department asked for the public's help finding him over the weekend. Anthony James Jelks, 25, was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Jail for first-degree rape of a... more »

• Rape charge dropped for former BRPD officer after 2023 arrest

  May 6, 2025 4:38 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Charges have been dropped against a former BRPD officer who was arrested twice in one month on sexual assault charges, his attorney said Tuesday. Demichael Robertson was formally charged with third-degree rape after a woman reported to Zachary Police that Robertson forced her to have sex... more »

• Foster parent accused in child rape case jailed with $325k bond

  August 10, 2022 3:27 PM

  ZACHARY - A man accused of sexually abusing at least three foster children who were left in his care remains jailed Wednesday, a little less than a week after his arrest. The East Baton Rouge District Attorney's Office said Michael Hadden, 52, is in jail with a $325,000 bond.... more »

• Police: Soldier allegedly raped LSU student after night of drunken partying

  March 25, 2022 9:58 AM

  BATON ROUGE - A U.S. Army soldier was taken into custody at a military base after he was accused of raping an LSU student at her dorm while she was drunk. The victim told the LSU Police Department that she first met 22-year-old Desmond Saine on March 13 at... more »

• Police arrest man accused of raping student near LSU campus

  December 3, 2019 5:45 PM

  BATON ROUGE - LSU Police arrested a man accused of raping a woman in a parking lot near campus. Emerson Braet is accused of sexually assaulting the woman in a car on Nov. 7. According to the arrest report, Braet asked for sex from the victim in the back... more »

• Man arrested for giving teen drugs and alcohol, raping her in park

  December 25, 2016 4:32 PM

  BATON ROUGE - BRPD arrested a man they say gave a teenage female drugs and alcohol and raped her in a park. According to police, Morris Dantzler, 62, offered the 16-year-old victim hard liquor and mojo, a synthetic marajuana, then met her at a park. Officers say Dantzler... more »

• Angola assistant warden charged with rape

  December 20, 2016 3:39 PM

  ANGOLA – An assistant warden at the state penitentiary was booked into the local parish jail on rape charges. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office said Barrett Boeker, 34, was booked on second-degree rape in an assault. The attack happened on Nov. 30, according to a police report released... more »

• Alleged rape victim kicked attacker in face to escape

  June 8, 2016 1:10 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Investigators with the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office say a man was booked on a rape charge after the victim kicked him in the face and made her escape last month. 34-year-old Samuel Barrera Jr. was booked on one count of third degree rape after he... more »

• Sex offender accused of trying to buy child for sex

  April 29, 2016 11:26 AM

  HOUMA - State Police detectives say they arrested a man who is registered as a sex offender in Michigan after he was accused of trying to locate and purchase a child for sexual purposes. 30-year-old Wade Perkins, of Grand Isle, was booked on a charge of attempt and conspiracy... more »

• Vermillion Parish junior high teacher accused of rape

  April 28, 2016 12:56 PM

  ABBEVILLE - A teacher in Vermillion Parish is behind bars after he was accused of rape. James Harber is listed as a 7th grade teacher at J.H. Williams Middle School according to the school’s website. He was booked by Abbeville Police on two counts of second-degree rape and one... more »

• Man accused of rape after night of binge drinking

  January 17, 2016 5:41 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Sheriff's deputies arrested a 20-year-old Baton Rouge man in connection with a rape from this past September which investigators said happened during a night of heavy underage drinking. Deputies said Devin Kleinpeter raped an 18-year-old woman after both of them had been drinking heavily at a... more »

• BRPD arrests man on third degree rape, sexual battery charges

  January 7, 2016 12:43 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police accused a man of raping a 14-year-old girl on multiple occasions last year. Authorities booked 31-year-old Karshawn Brooks, of Baton Rouge, on charges of third degree rape and sexual battery. Police said the victim told investigators at the Children’s Advocacy Center on Dec. 11... more »

• Man accused of raping 9-year-old arrested

  December 23, 2015 3:20 PM

  BATON ROUGE - Police said they arrested a Baton Rouge man accused of raping a 9-year-old girl Tuesday morning. 36-year-old Francisco “Pancho” Martinez was booked into the parish prison on one count of first degree rape after his arrest. Detectives spoke with the victim who told them that... more »

• Man accused of trapping ex-girlfriend in car, raping her at gunpoint

  December 23, 2015 1:34 PM

  BATON ROUGE - East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man after he was accused of trapping his ex-girlfriend in his car, driving her to a secluded place and raping her at gunpoint. 19-year-old Kenneth Johnson was booked on charges of aggravated rape, false imprisonment, offender armed with... more »

• Man accused of raping guest at his home

  August 28, 2015 11:21 AM

  GONZALES - Sheriff's detectives charged a Gonzales man with rape and sexual battery for an assault which authorities said happened this week. Deputies arrested 56-year-old Carl McKinley after they said he sexually assaulted a woman who was staying with him and his wife. Ascension Parish Sheriff Jeff Wiley... more »