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Bogalusa man indicted for rape of young child
November 25, 2024
District Attorney Collin Sims reports that on November 20, 2024, a Washington Parish grand jury indicted 37-year-old Christopher Rachel of Bogalusa for first degree rape of a child under the age thirteen, sexual battery of a child under the age thirteen and molestation of a juvenile. The crimes allegedly occurred between 2018 and 2024. Detective Casey Hidalgo with the Bogalusa Police Department headed the investigation. Assistant District Attorney Ysonde Boland, Chief of the Special Victims Unit of the District Attorney’s Office, presented the case to the grand jury.