{"id":2575943,"date":"2026-03-04T08:54:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-red-state-mayor-found-guilty-after-what-her-kids-saw-her-doing\/"},"modified":"2026-03-04T08:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T13:56:54","slug":"former-red-state-mayor-found-guilty-after-what-her-kids-saw-her-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-red-state-mayor-found-guilty-after-what-her-kids-saw-her-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Red State Mayor Found Guilty After What Her Kids Saw Her Doing"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-red-state-mayor-found-guilty-after-what-her-kids-saw-her-doing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2575943&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Former DeRidder, Louisiana, mayor Misty Roberts (Clanton) was found guilty on two felony counts\u2014<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sex-offender-fugitive-gang-member-arrests-continue-along-u-s-southwest-border\/\" title=\"Sex Offender, Fugitive, Gang Member Arrests Continue Along U.S. Southwest Border\">carnal knowledge<\/a> of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile\u2014for having sex with a 16-year-old at a 2024 house party. The verdict came after a jury,which had heard extensive testimony,deliberated for less than an hour. Roberts resigned as mayor in 2024 before her arrest, and the case attracted public and media attention, with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >prosecutors presenting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/traffickers-plead-guilty-to-smuggling-over-10000-in-endangered-sea-cucumbers\/\" title=\"Traffickers admit smuggling K+ of endangered sea cucumbers.\">incriminating text messages<\/a><\/a> as part of the evidence. She faces potential prison terms of up to 10 years for carnal knowledge and up to 7 years for indecent behavior, with sentencing scheduled for April.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The former mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana, was found guilty of charges of carnal knowledge of a juvenile and indecent behavior with a juvenile.<\/p>\n<p>With a jury already against her, the sordid details that emerged from the trial are not helping her in the court of public opinion, either.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/us\/ex-mayor-caught-lewd-act-booze-filled-pool-party-prosecutors-say\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>, Misty Roberts was in her second trial, as the first was tossed out after being ruled a mistrial.<\/p>\n<p>The charges stem from a tryst at a 2024 house party.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">JUST IN: Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts Clanton, who suddenly announced her resignation last week, has been charged with child r*pe.<\/p>\n<p>The 42-year-old was the mayor of DeRidder before suddenly resigning.<\/p>\n<p>This week, Clanton was arrested for allegedly having &ldquo;s*xual intercourse with&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hNArScLOBD\">pic.twitter.com\/hNArScLOBD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CollinRugg\/status\/1819445333317112161?\">August 2, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=\"https:\/\/player.anyclip.com\/anyclip-widget\/lre-widget\/prod\/v1\/src\/lre.js\"; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"pubname\", \"westernjournalcom\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.setAttribute(\"widgetname\", \"001w000001jULVcAAO_M12924\");  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ append inside the container so player shows in correct spot \t\t\t\t\t\tcontainer.appendChild(script); 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a minor who was 16 at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/brad-pritt-praised-for-allowing-105-year-old-neighbor-to-live-rent-free-on-his-39-million-property-for-years\/\" title=\"Brad Pritt Praised for Allowing 105 Year-Old Neighbor to Live Rent-Free on His  Million Property for Years\">son originally claimed<\/a> that he had seen the two through a crack in the window, but subsequently said he wasn&rsquo;t sure if he saw what he thought he saw.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts&rsquo; daughter and ex-husband? They weren&rsquo;t nearly as gracious during a trial last week.<\/p>\n<p>The daughter confirmed that she had seen her mother and the young boy &ldquo;on top of each other,&rdquo; while Roberts&rsquo; ex-husband flatly said, &ldquo;No,&rdquo; when asked if Misty was a good mother.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts&rsquo; ex-husband, Duncan Clanton, also reportedly confirmed that Misty had confessed to the affair.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps most auspiciously, Roberts ordered Plan B &mdash; an emergency contraceptive &mdash; and had it delivered to her home via DoorDash, according to testimony at the trial.<\/p>\n<p>(The DoorDash driver was questioned as part of the court proceedings.)<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#129763;A 43-year-old Former Louisiana mayor Misty Roberts, has been arraigned in court for third-degree r*pe after she was caught having sexual intercourse with a drunken 16-year-old boy at her son&rsquo;s 2024 pool party.(Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost?\">@nypost<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Shockingly, most of the men on nypost comments are&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tOToAv9Dar\">pic.twitter.com\/tOToAv9Dar<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Red Media (@RedMedia_us) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RedMedia_us\/status\/2028796802472747170?\">March 3, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The jury was also shown a number of incriminating text messages from Roberts, including one that read, &ldquo;I can&rsquo;t keep hurting others, friends and family. Lord knows I&rsquo;ve done enough.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>And, apparently, the evidence the jury was shown was clear-cut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.knoe.com\/2026\/03\/03\/misty-roberts-found-guilty-having-sex-with-teen-while-serving-deridder-mayor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KNOE-TV<\/a> reported that after less than an hour of deliberation, the jury rendered a guilty verdict against the 43-year-old Roberts.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts will be sentenced in April.<\/p>\n<p>The charge of carnal knowledge carries a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/navy-nuclear-engineer-and-wife-facing-life-in-jail-suspected-of-selling-nuclear-secrets\/\" title=\"Navy Nuclear Engineer And Wife Facing Life In Jail, Suspected Of Selling Nuclear Secrets\">potential maximum penalty<\/a> of up to 10 years in prison. The charge for indecent behavior carries a potential maximum penalty of seven years. Both are felonies.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts resigned from her post in 2024 shortly before her arrest.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Here\u2019s a sanitized summary that covers the key facts without graphic details:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Misty Roberts Clanton, the former mayor of DeRidder, Louisiana, was found guilty on two felony charges involving a juvenile. She had previously resigned as mayor in 2024 shortly before her arrest.<br \/>\n&#8211; The charges stem from a 2024 incident at a house party. The verdict came after a retrial, following a mistrial in the first case.<br \/>\n&#8211; The jury, after less than an hour of deliberation, convicted her on both counts. Each count carries a potential prison term (up to 10 years on one, up to 7 years on the other).<br \/>\n&#8211; Sentencing is scheduled for April. 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