On December 15, 2015 Robert Anthony Moore, 30, pleaded guilty to one count of Molestation of a Juvenile with the victim being under 13-years-old. Judge Ron Ware sentenced him to 30 years in prison with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. The first 25 years will be served without the benefit of probation parole or suspension of sentence. The incident occurred on June 14, 2014. Moore was caught molesting a six-year-old female in a Sulphur home. He fled the scene but was apprehended shortly...
On September 24, 2015 a jury unanimously convicted Terry James Goodeaux, 52, of two counts of Sexual Battery and one count of Attempted Simple Battery. Goodeaux was convicted of attempting to touch a seven-year-old girl on July 24, 2013. He was also convicted of inappropriately touching two seven-year-old girls on August 7, 2013. Goodeaux lived in the same Lake Charles neighborhood as the victims. Another neighbor witnessed the August incident. Judge David Ritchie set sentencing for December...
On Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Judge G. Michael Canaday sentenced David Wayne Sims to life in prison plus an additional 50 years, all with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. A jury convicted Sims of Aggravated Rape and Sexual Battery on May 1, 2015. Sims was convicted of raping a female between January 1, 2009 and September 6, 2012. He was also convicted of inappropriately touching another female between January 1, 2011 and September 6, 2012. Both females were juveniles. Judge Canaday ordered...
On January 20, 2015 Judge Guy Bradberry sentenced Christopher Shane Benoit to 34 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections. Benoit pleaded guilty on October 7, 2014 to one count of Aggravated Incest, victim over the age of 13, and two counts of Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile, victim over the age of 13. Benoit admitted to sexually assaulting three different female victims, all juveniles. He was sentenced to 20 years in prison on the Aggravated Incest charge and seven years in prison...
On May 7, 2014 Judge Ron Ware found Lan Le guilty of one count of Second Degree Cruelty to a Juvenile. Le was convicted of the charge after a two-year-old in her custody received third-degree burns to his legs. The incident occurred in September of 2011. Judge Ware ordered a Pre-Sentencing Investigation (PSI) and set sentencing for September 10, 2014 at 10:00 a.m. The investigation was a joint effort between several detectives of the Calcasieu Parish Sheriff’s Office, with Lieutenant Michael...