Caddo Sheriff’s detectives arrested an 81-year-old Shreveport man accused of raping a 6-year-old girl.
According to Sheriff Steve Prator, James Edward Dickens had sexual contact with the child on numerous occasions in 2016 at his home in Caddo Parish.
Authorities charged and booked Dickens with first-degree rape Tuesday into the Caddo Correctional Center.
Detectives said this investigation is still ongoing, and anyone with information should contact CPSO Youth Services Division at (318)681-0700.