Bossier City Man Arrested on Misdemeanor Sexual Battery Charges

The Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office has arrested a man on multiple sexual assault charges, where the victim is under 13-years-old.

In a press release the Bossier Sheriff's Office, they announced that they have arrested 63-year-old Frank Granger of Bossier City on multiple counts. Investigators have charged Granger with two counts of Sexual Battery (Victim Under 13). Which is a misdemeanor that falls under Louisiana Revised Statute 43.1.1, which reads:

43.1.1. Misdemeanor sexual battery

A. Misdemeanor sexual battery is the intentional touching of the breasts or buttocks of the victim by the offender using any instrumentality or any part of the body of the offender, directly or through clothing, or the intentional touching of the breasts or buttocks of the offender by the victim using any instrumentality or any part of the body of the victim, directly or through clothing, when the offender acts without the consent of the victim.

B. Whoever commits the crime of misdemeanor sexual battery shall be fined not more than one thousand dollars, or imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.

C. The offender shall not be eligible to have his conviction set aside and his prosecution dismissed in accordance with Code of Criminal Procedure Article 894.

D. The offender shall not be subject to any provisions of law that are applicable to sex offenders, including but not limited to any provision that requires the registration of the offender and notice to the public.

Acts 2015, No. 256, §1.

Detectives from the Bossier Parish Sheriff's Office took Granger into custody, and transported him to the Bossier Max facility. His bond has been set at $300,000 for the two counts.