Overview
- A Beauregard Parish jury convicted Misty Roberts in March of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile for a July 2024 encounter with her son’s 16‑year‑old friend.
- On Tuesday the judge sentenced Roberts to 90 days in the parish jail, suspended concurrent five‑year prison terms, fined her $5,000 and ordered five years of supervised conditions including therapy, random drug and alcohol testing, and no contact with the victim’s family.
- Trial evidence included testimony that the victim was intoxicated, recorded interviews from Roberts’ children, a photo taken by a teen showing the encounter, and delivery records for emergency contraception shown in court.
- Prosecutors had urged the statutory maximum of 17 years, but the judge, who said he was moved by victim‑impact statements, declined to impose long active prison time, a decision that residents and media have called too lenient.
- Roberts resigned from the DeRidder mayor’s office before her 2024 arrest and must register as a tier‑one sex offender; violation of probation conditions could trigger up to 10 years in prison and continued community fallout is expected.