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On Sunday, April 13, 2025, Preston James Downs of Angie, LA was arrested on four counts of 1st-degree rape/vaginal, two counts of sexual battery-victim under 13 years old, two counts of crimes against nature-aggravated incest, two counts of indecent behavior with Juvenile(s), and one count of trafficking of children for sexual purposes.

Just after 2:00 PM on Sunday, Washington Parish Deputy Sheriffs were dispatched to a residence in Angie, LA in reference to sexual crimes that had allegedly occurred more than a decade before. At the scene, deputies received statements from two female victims, now 23 and 26 years old, that they had been sexually assaulted by Downs on several occasions when they were children.

During the initial contact, Downs acknowledged knowing why deputies were there to arrest him, and subsequently gave voluntary statements to investigators referencing the aforementioned crimes. According to the victims and family members, it is possible that other victims were assaulted by Downs during the same time frame.

Downs is currently being held on a $750,000 bond at the Washington Parish Jail pending trial.