A former Louisiana mayor who abruptly resigned from her role has been charged with the rape of a juvenile while in office.
HER SUDDEN RESIGNATION
Misty Roberts Clanton, former Mayor of DeRidder, announced her resignation last week and was arrested on Thursday on accusations of s*x with a minor.
COURT HEARD
Louisiana State Police said in a news release on Thursday that Clanton, 42, had ‘sexual intercourse with one juvenile victim while employed as Mayor’.
The agency’s Special Victim’s Unit said investigators spoke with two juveniles who confirmed Clanton had s*x with one of them, cops said.
On Thursday, Clanton turned herself in and was booked into the Beauregard Parish Detention Center on charges of third degree rape.
Over an hour later, she was released on a $75,000 bond, with her attorney Adam Johnson saying in a statement that she was innocent.
He said: ‘It is my honor to represent Misty Roberts. My client learned late last night of a warrant, despite not being contacted to be interviewed prior to investigators obtaining the warrant.
‘My client maintains her innocence and, as it stands, she is in fact innocent. She has not been charged with a crime and/or convicted of any crime.’
