DA Warren Montgomery reports that last week a St. Tammany jury unanimously found 70 YO James Bishop of Slidell guilty as charged of juvenile rape and molestation charges.
District Judge Scott Gardner presided over the case.
On September 3, 2018 the St. Tammany Sheriff’s Office received a complaint of a young female who had disclosed to her counselor that she’d be inappropriately touched by Bishop. During the investigation, law enforcement seized the defendant’s digital devices and discovered records of mobile phone and Facetime calls placed by Bishop to the victim that corroborated the victim’s disclosure of abuse.
Bishop faces life without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence.
He will be sentenced on July 19, 2022.
