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David James

Former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts jailed for sexual assault of 16yo boy: ‘A predator with hair extensions, high heels, Botox’

44-year-old Misty Roberts, the former mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana, has been sentenced to 90 days in jail after being convicted of felony counts of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile.

Roberts’ convictions were related to a July 2024 pool party at her home while she was the mayor. During the trial in March, the jury heard that she and a 16-year-old boy had been “drinking alcohol heavily”.

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