A Louisiana appeals court barred defense attorneys from using Madison Brooks’ sexual history to fight rape charges. As CrimeOnline previously reported, police said Brooks, a 19-year-old Louisiana State University student, left Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland, with Casen Carver, Kaivon Washington, Desmond Carter, and Everett Lee early on January 15, 2023. The group drove to a …
The Louisiana Supreme Court has reversed a controversial decision made by a district court judge to toss the conviction of a rapist sent to jail in 1972. The justices of the state’s highest court on Thursday reinstated Donald Ray Link’s conviction and admonished 19th District Court Judge Gail Horne Ray, WAFB reported. They also denied …
A Louisiana judge handling the Madison Brooks rape case reportedly dismissed a 1972 rape conviction a year after releasing another rape suspect on reduced bail. According to FOX News Digital, District Judge Gail Horne Ray’s actions sparked concerns about conflicts of interest due to her son’s serial rape conviction, along with dismissing two additional rape …
Attorneys representing two of the men accused of sexually assaulting Louisiana State University sophomore Madison Brooks want access to her phone, claiming it’s necessary to bypass rape shield laws, a lawyer representing Brooks’ mother reportedly said. According to Fox News Digital, Casen Carver’s lawyer, Joe Long, filed a request to obtain data from Brooks’ phone …
Prosecutors argued against a bond reduction last month for the 17-year-old accused in the rape of Louisiana State University sophomore Madison Brooks last January, showing video snippets in court they say show the rape. Brooks, 19, was struck by a car and killed after the incident, when the four men — who met her at …
A Louisiana bar owner, who allegedly served underage accused rapists alcohol, has been banned and fined following the death of Louisiana State University student, Madison Brooks. The Advocate reports that Reggie’s Bar in Tigerland has lost its liquor license, while the bar owner has been banned from serving alcohol in Louisiana, and must pay a …
The parents of a Louisiana student who was allegedly attacked by a classmate in 2022 have filed a lawsuit against the Livingston Parish School System, and the named defendant is reportedly connected to a suspect accused of raping 19-year-old Louisiana State University student, Madison Brooks. Karson Jones, 18, was accused in August 2022 of raping …
A 17-year-old accused of raping intoxicated LSU sophomore Madison Brooks prior to her death last month has been booked in the East Baton Rouge adult jail, while a nearby bar that reportedly served minors alcohol before the incident has been shut down. As CrimeOnline previously reported, 17-year-old Desmond Carter is facing first and third-degree rape …
Defense attorneys last week released a video they say exonerates their clients, charged with raping intoxicated LSU sophomore Madison Brooks prior to her death last month, but the video apparently didn’t persuade a grand jury not to indict the juvenile, charging him as an adult in the case. The grand jury handed down a true …
A 17-year-old boy accused of raping a Louisiana State University student before she was struck by a car and killed will be tried as an adult. A grand jury indicted Desmond Carter on charges of first ad third degree rape but decline to indict him on a charge of kidnapping, WAFB reported. Four suspects were …
One of the suspects accused of raping Louisiana State University student Madison Brooks has been charged again with rape, in an incident that a family lawyer said followed an extremely similar pattern to the Brooks case. According to Fox News Digital, 18-year-old Kaivon Washington has been arrested twice for two sexual assaults that took place …
An alleged 2020 rape is being looked into again after a witness came forward concerning Kaivon Washington, a man accused of raping Louisiana State University student, Madison Brooks, last month. According to court documents obtained by ABC 2, Washington, 18, identified as one of the suspects who allegedly raped Brooks, was accused in 2020 of …
