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On last week, an Ascension Parish Grand Jury returned a true bill of indictment on 38-year-old Pedro Porter of 500 Bourg St. Donaldsonville LA for the charges of Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile and 1^st Degree Rape.

         On July 14, 2022, Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Detectives respond to a complaint of sexual abuse upon a child. Detectives learned that the child had disclosed information indicating that Pedro Porter had sexually assaulted the child who was in his care. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant for Porter who was subsequently booked into the Ascension Parish Jail.

         Assistant District Attorney Craig Steward is the lead prosecutor on this case.

Submitted by Public Information Officer Tyler Cavalier for 23^rd Judicial District Attorney Ricky L. Babin.