Man sentenced to 99 years in jail, castration after guilty plea
By KTBS Web Staff
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LIVINGSTON, Louisiana (KTBS) — A 67-year-old Walker man will spend 99 years in prison and was ordered to be physically castrated after he pled guilty to 120 combined counts of aggravated crimes against nature, second-degree rape and felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile.
District Attorney Scott Perrilloux reported that on Wednesday, Sept. 3, Judge Brenda Bedsole Ricks sentenced Marc Rager Sr. to 99 years in prison for sex offenses committed by Rager upon a juvenile under the age of 13.
The case stems from a July 2024 investigation by Walker Police Department concerning allegations of sexual misconduct by Rager. The overwhelming amount of evidence gathered, which included DNA, video, and recorded statements, showed that Rager had been sexually abusing the juvenile for nearly two years prior to the complaint, according to a DA’s press release.
As a condition of the defendant’s plea, Assistant District Attorney Greg Stahlnecker Jr., who prosecuted the case for the state, asked that Rager be ordered to by physically castrated after he delineated on the record the crimes Rager had committed.
Perrilloux applauded the work of ADA Stahlnecker.
“This plea was taken after consideration for the victim. She will never be able to get back what Mr. Rager took from her; however, with this plea, she can begin the road to recovery without having to go through a trial and relive the nearly two years of abuse that she suffered from the defendant,” Stahlnecker said. “These were heinous acts committed by a monster. The sentence of 99 years all but ensures that he will spend the remainder of his life in prison, where he can no longer harm the victim or anyone else. That is justice.”
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