St. Tammany Grand Jury Indicts Man for Rape and Molestation

District Attorney Warren Montgomery reports that a St. Tammany Parish grand jury indicted Harold A. Butler, Jr. (45) of Jefferson Parish, with aggravated rape of a victim under 13 and the molestation of a juvenile under his care or custody in incidents involving two victims.
Butler is accused of raping a girl for many years, beginning when she was 12 years old and living in Mandeville. He also is accused of molesting another girl for a number of years, including a period when she was 16 years old and lived in Mandeville.