"On the final day of the trial, the victim testified that despite imbibing so much he vomited Roberts flirted with him by the pool and began kissing him, the local news outlet KPLC recounted. The boy, who at the time was too young to be able to legally consent to sex, testified that she eventually took him upstairs and raped him."
"Roberts's ex-husband, Duncan Clanton, testified that she confessed directly to him that she had committed the crime and had been caught by their children. A criminal complaint that was later filed as part of the case and reported by the Daily Mail purportedly cited text messages from Roberts to Clanton that read: I fucked up. And I respect you enough to tell you."
"Testimony established that Roberts also instructed her children and nephew to lie about what they saw, even texting one of them: Lie til you die. A driver for the delivery service DoorDash testified that he brought the emergency contraceptive Plan B to Roberts's home afterward."
Misty Roberts, 43, former mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana, was found guilty of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a minor after a seven-day trial. The jury deliberated less than an hour before convicting her of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old boy during a July 2024 pool party at her residence. The victim testified that Roberts flirted with and kissed him by the pool before taking him upstairs and raping him. Witnesses included Roberts's children and nephew who saw them together. Evidence showed Roberts instructed family members to lie about events, ordered emergency contraception, and confessed to her ex-husband about committing the crime. Roberts faces sentences of up to 10 and 7 years in prison.
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