MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) – A former Bayou La Batre police officer has pleaded guilty to a rape charge and must register as a sex offender.
Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood says William “B.J.” Squires pleaded guilty today to second-degree rape as part of a plea deal in connection with the rape of a 14-year-old.
“This was done in very close consultation with the victim in the case. There were evidentiary hurdles that we had due to this being a late report, and it was many years later that the victim reported this. We have a duty to justice. That was done here. The defendant has taken accountability,” Blackwood said.
A judge sentenced Squires to 10 years in prison but suspended that sentence for three years of probation.
Background of the case
Today’s deal stems from a case that went public two years ago. Investigators searched Squires’ home and detained him after allegations of sexual misconduct with underage girls in September of 2024…