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2024-08-05 13:40:34Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
PLAS scandal in the USA/ The mayor is imprisoned for sexual abuse of a minor!
Misty Dawn Clanton Roberts

An American mayor who suddenly resigned from her post was arrested just days later for raping a child.

Misty Dawn Clanton Roberts informally resigned her post as mayor of the small Louisiana town of DeRidder last Saturday.

Two days earlier, Roberts had sent the city council a letter saying she would be going ' out of town ' for a few weeks.

She then sent a letter of resignation, but as of last week, the Secretary of State had not received a signed and notarized copy making it official,  the American Press reported .

Meanwhile, city council members received calls about Roberts. While local officials looked into the claims, Louisiana State Police on Wednesday confirmed them and opened an investigation into Roberts.

Roberts was arrested Thursday after he turned himself in on a warrant out of the  Beauregard Parish 36th Judicial District Court , police said.

The day before Roberts informally resigned, the Beauregard Parish Sheriff's Office had asked the state agency's special victims unit to look into a complaint accusing him of sexual contact with a minor.

Two minors have been interviewed, including one who is suspected of being the victim.

"Both minors confirmed that Roberts had sexual relations with a minor victim while employed as mayor," state police said.

Roberts' attorney, Adam Johnson, said she was not interviewed by law enforcement officials before learning there was a warrant for her arrest.

"My client maintains her innocence," Johnson said.

The former mayor is charged with third-degree rape and one count of contributing to the delinquency of minors. Roberts posted a $75,000 bond and has been released from jail.

"We trust that the public will respect her constitutional presumption of innocence, which is fundamental to our justice system," Johnson said, adding that Roberts has not been charged with a crime.

In Louisiana, a third-degree rape conviction carries a maximum sentence of 25 years in prison.

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