- Former DeRidder Mayor Misty Roberts has been released from jail after completing a 90-day sentence for raping a 16-year-old boy in July 2024.
- Judge Kent Savoie denied prosecutors' request to increase the sentence, despite admitting he mistakenly based the punishment on plea-deal precedents.
- Roberts faced up to 17 years in prison following her statutory rape conviction, but received 90 days in jail along with fines and sex offender registration.
- Beauregard Parish District Attorney James Lestage and local residents criticized the sentence as an insult that failed to reflect the crime's severity.
- Roberts must adhere to post-release conditions, including psychological therapy and probation, or face two suspended five-year prison sentences.
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