Brandon Ray Ellis (age 35) and Mary Elizabeth Diaz (age 35) were arrested by the Bogalusa Police Department following an investigation that identified the married couple as suspects in the rape and sexual abuse of their children, aged 9 and 11.
On April 18, 2023, the Bogalusa Police Department Criminal Investigation Division received a referral regarding the alleged sexual abuse of two children. The investigation identified Ellis, the step-father, as the suspect sexually abusing the children and also revealed the involvement of Diaz, the mother,
Last Thursday (July 27, 2023), the couple were arrested. Brandon Ellis was arrested for 2 counts of First Degree Rape, 2 counts of Sexual Battery, 2 counts of Oral Sexual Battery, and 2 counts of Domestic Abuse Battery. Mary Diaz was arrested for Principal to First Degree Rape, 2 counts of Domestic Abuse Battery, and Failure to Report the Commission of Certain Felonies. The pair has been booked into the Washington Parish Jail with bond set on Ellis at $750,000.00 and bond set on Diaz at $250,750.00.
This investigation is still ongoing and additional details may be released at a later time.
***All suspects are innocent until proven guilty in a Court of Law***
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