On Friday, the St. Landry Parish Grand Jury indicted Chad Abraham Richard, 59, of Branch of three counts of Aggravated Rape and two counts of Oral Sexual Battery. Richard committed the sex crimes against the victims, with the rapes occurring before the children reached the age of thirteen. The allegations include incidents where Richard would isolate the victims by taking them one at a time on an all-terrain vehicle into the woods and committing the crimes in a secluded area.
Aggravated Rape carries a mandatory sentence of life imprisonment at hard labor, without probation, parole, or suspension of sentence. Oral Sexual Battery carries up to ten years imprisonment at hard labor. Arraignment is set for November 12, 2026.
By:
Chad P. Pitre
St. Landry Parish District Attorney
