Caddo Parish deputies arrest teen for alleged rape

CADDO PARISH, LA (KSLA) - A North Shreveport family is now in jail after an investigation by Caddo Parish Sheriff's deputies reveals one of the family members allegedly committed rape.

17-year-old Stephen Williams was arrested by deputies on Friday, according to Caddo Sheriff's, following an investigation into three alleged rapes.

Williams is reportedly accused of illegal behavior with three juveniles on separate occasions, that deputies say, date back to 2010. The incidents are believed to have occurred on different dates at different places.

Also arrested, according to deputies, Williams' father, 39-year-old James Ray Williams and his step-mother, 32-year-old Stacy Williams.

Both have been charged with cruelty to a juvenile, deputies say their arrest came about after they learned that both parents had knowledge of the incidents involving Stephen and the juveniles, but failed to report them to authorities.

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