Slidell Man Accused of Sexually Soliciting Juveniles

Shortly before 6:00 a.m. on Monday (July 7, 2025), Slidell Police Department officers responded to
the parking lot of Big Lots in Slidell, following a report of a suspicious male who approached a group of juveniles walking near the store. The man reportedly drove up to the group and asked one of the juveniles if he could perform oral sex on him. The juveniles immediately rejected the man’s advances, and the man drove away.

Thanks to the quick thinking of the juveniles, who were able to provide police with a detailed description of the vehicle and a license plate number, officers were able to quickly identify and locate the suspect. A short time later, Slidell Police made contact with the man, identified as 67-year-old Rene Hocke of Slidell at his residence. 

After being questioned by officers, Hocke confessed to the allegations. Hocke was subsequently arrested and charged with Indecent Behavior with a Juvenile (Louisiana Revised Statute 14:81).

Chief Randy Fandal praised the actions of the juveniles and officers, stating:

“𝙄’𝙢 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙙 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙨𝙚 𝙠𝙞𝙙𝙨 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙧𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙜𝙣𝙞𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙬𝙖𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙧𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙢𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙡𝙮 𝙨𝙥𝙚𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥. 𝙏𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 𝙘𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙦𝙪𝙞𝙘𝙠 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙥𝙚𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙪𝙖𝙡 𝙤𝙛𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙗𝙡𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙫𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙢 𝙛𝙧𝙤𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚."

This incident serves as a strong reminder of the importance of speaking up and taking action to protect one another, especially our youth.

***All persons are presumed innocent until proven guilty***