State v. Seaton

hThe defendant, Richard Seaton, Jr., was charged by bill of information with forcible rape, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:42.1(A)(1), and abuse of office, a violation of LSA-R.S. 14:134.3. Following a bench trial, the defendant was found guilty as charged. Defendant’s motion for post-verdict judgment of acquittal was denied. The trial court sentenced the defendant to serve 15 years at hard labor for the forcible rape conviction, with the first three years to be served without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence, and three years at hard labor for the abuse of office conviction,…