17-year-old Travis K. Cutrer raped a 5-year-old

[Ruby]

He raped her repeatedly. I do hope 17 is old enough to be tried as an adult. Please tell me it is.

http://www.nola.com/crime/t-p/police...070.xml&coll=1



Covington teen held in rape of child
Girl was assaulted for more than a year

Friday, July 11, 2008
St. Tammany bureau

St. Tammany Parish deputies arrested a Covington teenager last week accused of repeatedly raping a 5-year-old girl, the Sheriff's Office said Thursday.

Travis K. Cutrer, 17, 21066 Fairhaven Road, was booked into St. Tammany Parish Jail in Covington on July 1 on a charge of aggravated rape.

Cutrer allegedly raped the child several times between February 2007 and May 2008, Sheriff's Office spokesman Capt. George Bonnett said.

A relative of the child reported the assaults to the Sheriff's Office in late June, Bonnett said. Interviews conducted with the girl by staff at the Child Advocacy Center in Covington gave deputies probable cause to arrest Cutrer, he said.

During questioning, Cutrer admitted molesting the girl, Bonnett said.

Though Cutrer was initially charged with one count of aggravated rape, which carries a mandatory sentence of 25 years to life in prison upon conviction, other charges could be added later, Bonnett said.

To protect the girl's identity, Bonnett declined to provide further details. Though the arrest was made last week, the Sheriff's Office did not provide information about the circumstances of the arrest until Thursday.

Cutrer is being held without bond in St. Tammany Parish Jail.

[impqueen]

i front paged him - thanks, Ruby! :)