Louisiana Prosecutor Samuel D'Aquilla Escapes Responsibility After Allegedly Covering Up Rape Charges Against Prison Official

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And sometimes when cops actually do their job, it's the corrupt prosecutors who are shielded by their absolute immunity.​

A Louisiana Prosecutor Escapes Responsibility After Allegedly Covering Up Rape Allegations Against a Prison Official

13 October 2021

"The allegations in this case are sickening," writes Circuit Judge James C. Ho for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Lefebure v. D'Aquilla. Ho goes on to detail a scenario that really is nothing short of nauseating: An assistant warden in Louisiana allegedly raped his cousin-in-law repeatedly on prison grounds—and conspired with the local prosecutor to avoid legal consequences. Even though the state collected convincing evidence of her claims, Priscilla Lefebure cannot bring any suit against District Attorney Samuel D'Aquilla for working to undermine her case and showing special favor to his colleague in the justice ...

A Louisiana Prosecutor Escapes Responsibility After Allegedly Covering Up Rape Allegations Against a Prison Official

No accountability for government corruption.

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As for the alleged rapist, Assistant Warden Barrett Boeker, he was actually arrested and charged for the rape in 2016, but a grand jury refused to indict him because the prosecutor hadn't provided the evidence, e.g. rape kit, etc. In 2020, Barrett Boeker was fired for assaulting an inmate with a fire extinguisher and charged with felony malfeasance in office:


Angola assistant warden charged with rape

20 December 2016

An assistant warden at the state penitentiary was booked into the local parish jail on rape charges. The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office said Barrett Boeker, 34, was booked on second-degree rape in an assault. The attack happened on Nov. 30, according to a police report released by the sheriff's office. The state's corrections department confirmed what local authorities originally indicated: the attack happened at Boeker's residence, which was listed on Falcon Drive within the gates of the Angola Prison. An arrest warrant was filed Dec. 20 and Boeker turned himself in soon after, authorities said. Judge William G. Carmichael ...

Angola assistant warden charged with rape

The West Feliciana Parish Sheriff's Office said Barrett Boeker was booked on second-degree rape.

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Angola officer fired for allegedly spraying inmate with fire extinguisher charged with felony

19 July 2020

A corrections officer fired from the Louisiana State Penitentiary after officials say he used excessive force against an inmate has had his criminal charges upgraded to a felony. Lt. Barrett Boeker, who worked at Angola since 2001, was fired in May after he argued with an inmate before spraying him with a fire extinguisher, according to state corrections officials. Boeker claimed there had been a fire in the inmate’s cell during the March 19 incident, but an investigation revealed that was not so. Boeker was issued a summons May 11 on misdemeanor simple battery by the West Feliciana Parish Sheriff’s ...

Angola officer fired for allegedly spraying inmate with fire extinguisher charged with felony

A corrections officer fired from the Louisiana State Penitentiary after officials say he used excessive force against an inmate has had his criminal charges upgraded to a felony.

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