Four Indicted on Rape and Child Sexual Abuse Charges

District Attorney J. Collin Sims announces that a St. Tammany Parish Grand Jury has returned true bill indictments against four individuals in separate cases involving first-degree rape and sexual abuse of victims under the age of 13.

1. Caleb Michael Rizan, age 22 and of Kentwood, Louisiana, was indicted on charges stemming from offenses that occurred between January 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021, involving a juvenile victim under the age of 13. Rizan was arrested on March 19, 2026, by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. The grand jury indicted Rizan on the following counts: One count of First-Degree Rape Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen and two counts of Sexual Battery Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen

2. Louis Jaden Willis, age 21 and of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, was indicted for offenses occurring between January 1, 2020, and May 31, 2021, involving a juvenile victim under the age of 13. Willis was arrested on March 16, 2026. The grand jury indicted Willis on the following counts: One count of First-Degree Rape Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen and One count of Sexual Battery Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen

3. Christopher Dale Newman, age 31 and of Madisonville, Louisiana, was indicted following an investigation by the St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office. The charges involve a juvenile victim under the age of 13 and span offenses occurring on or about June 3, 2023, and December 19, 2025. Newman was arrested on March 17, 2026. The grand jury indicted Newman on the following counts: One count of First-Degree Rape Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen, One count of Sexual Battery Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen, Three counts of Possession of Child Sexual Abuse Materials, and One count of Aggravated Crime Against Nature Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen by a Related Offender

4. Jacob Tate McDonald, age 22 and of Violet, Louisiana, was indicted for offenses that occurred between July 22, 2021, and July 21, 2023, involving a juvenile victim under the age of 13. McDonald was arrested on May 6, 2026. The grand jury indicted McDonald on the following count: One count of First-Degree Rape Involving a Victim Under the Age of Thirteen

Following these indictments, all four defendants will be scheduled for formal arraignments in the 22nd Judicial District Court, where they will enter their pleas.

An indictment is an accusatory instrument and is not evidence of guilt. All defendants are presumed innocent until proven guilty beyond a reasonable doubt in a court of law.