BATON ROUGE - A man accused of raping a 94-year-old woman was formally charged with rape Wednesday in multiple cases, court documents show.

Jeremiah Taylor, 22, was arrested on March 6 in connection with the rape of the 94-year-old woman. He was indicted Wednesday for first-degree rape, cruelty to the infirmed, sexual battery and two counts of obscenity. 

He was also indicted Wednesday for rape against a family member in 2024; he was charged with first-degree rape, third-degree rape, second-degree battery, sexual battery, crimes against nature and video voyeurism.

According to the initial arrest warrant, the victim of the 2024 case had an order of protection against Taylor following his previous arrest for sexual battery and rape. The protective order said that Taylor could not contact the victim or go within 100 yards of her home. The order is active through Sept. 3, 2026. 

Taylor was released from the East Baton Rouge Prison on Jan. 12 after the charges for the 2024 case were initially dismissed. District Attorney Hillar Moore said the 2024 case couldn't go to trial without victim testimony, but following Taylor's second arrest, he said his office would seek indictments for both rapes.