Man pleads guilty to rape charge

Published on Monday, May 22, 2006 11:07 AM CDT

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Bryant Keith Richard of Slidell pleaded guilty to the charge of forcible rape Wednesday after a 12-person jury was selected. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.

Richard, 22, was giving the victim a ride home in March 2003 when the crime was committed, according to the District Attorney's office.

The victim approached the school counselor the next day about the crime, and the police were notified. Both the victim and her family were present in court for the conviction.

The sentence for forcible rape is at least five to 40 years at hard labor, with at least two of those years without the benefit of parole, probation or suspension of the sentence.

"Our communities must be protected from sexual predators," said District Attorney Walter Reed. "Hopefully the victim and her family can now get some closure."

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Anjelina wrote on Jul 12, 2008 5:36 AM:

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Cody Chenevert wrote on Jul 10, 2008 11:49 PM:

" be happy to drive and drop off my recyclables in Slidell. The environment is worth saving and I know our fellow St. Tammany residence feel the same way. "

Cody Chenevert wrote on Jul 10, 2008 11:48 PM:

" It is a shame that I have to drive all the way from Slidell to Baton Rouge just to do my part in saving our environment. Our relatives In Los Angeles get a pretty penny for their recyclables enough to be exact that would be able to pay my car note. I can’t even imagine getting paid to recycle, considering we don’t even have recycling in the first place. So this article is a relief, and I hope this company follows through with their plan. All I am asking is for a public recycling drop-off location, because I will "

Cody Chenevert wrote on Jul 10, 2008 11:47 PM:

" our older house which was 1/3 the size as our newly constructed home, and by this time next year I will be looking at solar panels on our roof. So I know firsthand going green is worth every penny. We did the hard part now all we need to do is recycle all of those plastic bottles in the garage along with the paper and glass that is stacking up. I refuse to throw it away, when we visit relatives in Baton Rouge I take all of my recyclables with us and drop it in there (Coastal) sized recycle bin. "

Cody Chenevert wrote on Jul 10, 2008 11:46 PM:

" St. Tammany is falling behind; other parishes in Louisiana have already implemented recycling on a major scale, the Baton Rouge area for intense. I see it every day “go green recycle” I know I have gone as green as I can for the time being but I have hit a MAJOR road block, I can’t recycle which is the basic “go green” plow along with changing to compact florescent light bulbs. Our entire house has CFL light bulbs along with Foam insulation, and all energy star appliances and let me tell you our electric bill is about $50 cheaper than "

vicki benitez wrote on Jun 10, 2008 10:32 PM:

" I believe we could start recycling with containers located in strategic places that people could drop off their recyclable items. This is something that we have to start doing asap. Drop offs would elimnate their driving around to too many homes problem. If this company is not interested, we need to get someone who is!!! "

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