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Former Louisiana mayor completes 90-day jail term for raping 16-year-old boy

A woman with long blonde hair in an orange jumpsuit poses for a mugshot photo
Misty Roberts, who was mayor of DeRidder at the time of the crime, apologized to the victim’s family during her sentence hearing in June. Photograph: Louisiana State Police

The former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts has completed the 90-day jail sentence she received for raping a 16-year-old boy while still in elected office and been released from custody, according to state corrections records.

The 44-year-old finished her jail term on Monday, the Labor Day holiday in the US, one week after the state judge who presided over her case rejected a request from prosecutors to force her to serve a harsher sentence.

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