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Lafayette man indicted by grand jury in rape case

Posted at 5:04 PM, Dec 18, 2019
and last updated 2019-12-18 18:04:47-05

A Lafayette man has been indicted on a rape charge.

A Lafayette grand jury handed up an indictment of Rogers J. Trahan, 59, on Wednesday.

The indictment accuses Trahan of second-degree rape of a child in February of this year. At the time of the alleged incident, the victim was 16 years old.

If convicted, Trahan faces a mandatory minimum of five years in prison, up to 40 years.