Misty Roberts, the mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana, resigned her position on July 27th.
She was arrested yesterday.
Surprisngly, the charges against her are not the usual Louisiana politician charges: bribery or some other form of corruption.
Ms. Roberts is accused of raping a minor.
Louisiana State Police Special Victims Unit says it conducted interviews with two juveniles, one of which was the victim, both of whom told detectives that Roberts had sexual intercourse with the victim while Roberts was mayor.
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Adam Johnson, Roberts’ attorney, released the following statement:
“It is my honor to represent Misty Roberts. My client learned late last night of a warrant, despite not being contacted to be interviewed prior to investigators obtaining the warrant. My client maintains her innocence and, as it stands, she is in fact innocent. She has not been charged with a crime and/or convicted of any crime. And we trust the public will respect her constitutional presumption of innocence which is fundamental to our system of justice. Misty and her family are very grateful for the support they have received from their friends and neighbors and we look forward to putting this unfortunate situation behind them.”
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