DA: Man sentenced after pleading guilty to molestation of a juvenile

A Sunshine man pled guilty to two counts of molestation of a juvenile under the age of 13 and received a 25-year sentence, the district attorney announced.

Derrick Lodge, 42, entered the plea as the result of a plea agreement with prosecutors in connection with a 2022 investigation, according to a release from District Attorney Ricky Babin.

Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office detectives initiated the investigation June 25, 2022, after receiving a report of a juvenile male being sexually assaulted, per the release…

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