LaCombe man convicted of rape, molestation
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Updated: Jan. 24, 2018 at 8:19 AM CST
ST. TAMMANY PARISH, LA (WVUE) - A LaCombe man has been convicted of rape and molestation by a St. Tammany jury.
Christopher Wayne Mullen, 44, was found guilty of one count of aggravated rape and one count of molestation of a juvenile.
He faces life in prison and will be sentenced on February 28, according to a new release issued by the St. Tammany District Attorney's Office.
According to the report, witnesses testified during the trial that Mullen repeatedly raped and molested the victim from the time she was four until she disclosed the abuse at 17.
Jurors also heard testimony from a separate victim who said she was raped by Mullen when she was five-years-old.
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