THE INVESTIGATIVE UNIT: Former Port Allen mayor booked for rape, second person arrested
PORT ALLEN - A former mayor of Port Allen previously arrested for indecent behavior with a juvenile was also booked for third-degree rape, West Baton Rouge deputies said Thursday.
Derek Lewis, 64, was arrested Monday; deputies said additional evidence allowed them to charge him with third-degree rape.
Wyennetti Williams, 67, of Port Allen, was also booked with contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
Lewis was sentenced in 2012 to 40 months in prison and two years of probation after pleading guilty to racketeering. A sting operation targeted various municipal officials and asked them to promote a waste bin-cleaning service in return for cash. In reality, the "businessmen" behind the operation were undercover officers.
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Officials did not give any information on the specific allegations behind the arrests. The investigation is ongoing.