The Rapides Parish Sheriff’s Office says they’ve arrested 13 people during an operation targeting prostitution. Lt. Tommy Carnline says their detectives became suspicious illegal sexual activity was taking place at local hotels when they came across internet advertisements that offered “massages”, “quality time”, and “anything you want”. Carnline says in one night, over 17-hundred dollars was paid and taken as evidence from those soliciting prostitution…

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He says several of those arrested are from various parts of the state including Bossier City and suburban New Orleans.

A former Fork Polk soldier has been sentenced to almost 18 years in prison after pleading guilty to one count of abusive sexual contact with a minor while on base. Thirty nine year-old Emil Roland Rath will also have five years of supervised release and will be required to register as a sex offender.

The Lafourche Parish Sheriff’s Office says two people from Raceland are under arrest for allegedly abusing four children all under the age of 13. Spokesman Brennan Matherne says juvenile detectives could visibly see bruising on one child’s body and learned 30-year-old Christopher Gaudet had allegedly punched the child…

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Detectives also learned that Gaudet had also allegedly forced three of the children to have sex with him. Gaudet has been charged with four counts of cruelty to juveniles and three counts of aggravated rape. His girlfriend, 27-year-old Brandy Triche has been booked on four counts of cruelty to juveniles.

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