LA - Mayor of Deridder charged with having sex with minor - Aug. 1, 2024

[Clearsky]

DeRidder mayor arrested on rape charge

Roberts was arrested five days after resigning as DeRidder mayor.

www.kplctv.com

DERIDDER, La. (KPLC) - Misty Roberts Clanton, who resigned as DeRidder mayor last week, is accused of having sex with a juvenile.

 

[SMK777]

DeRidder mayor arrested on rape charge

Roberts was arrested five days after resigning as DeRidder mayor.

www.kplctv.com

DERIDDER, La. (KPLC) - Misty Roberts Clanton, who resigned as DeRidder mayor last week, is accused of having sex with a juvenile.

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Very strange, to me at least, that this woman would risk everything for an affair with one or more juveniles.

 

[LadyL]

well it's not 'having sex with' if it's a minor - it's rape, sexual assault
I wish the media would get with it in regards to the language used in rape cases
they use the word 'rape' in the headline and then revert to 'had sex with' in the body of the article

 

[SMK777]

well it's not 'having sex with' if it's a minor - it's rape, sexual assault
I wish the media would get with it in regards to the language used in rape cases
they use the word 'rape' in the headline and then revert to 'had sex with' in the body of the article

Right, I don’t think there’d be any such confusion with a male suspect of her age and position.