Opelousas Man Convicted of Multiple Child Rape Counts

Opelousas man convicted of multiple child rape counts

A St. Landry Parish jury returned a guilty verdict today against 46-year-old Kenneth Paul Rene of Opelousas on multiple counts of child rape after less than an hour of deliberation, officials said.

St. Landry jury convicts Opelousas man on 4 counts of child rape

A St. Landry Parish jury convicted Kenneth Paul Rene of raping children, finding him guilty on four counts after a brief deliberation, according to the District Attorney’s Office. Rene was charged with aggravated and first-degree rape of children under 13, with abuse spanning 10 years.