23-year-old charged with having inappropriate relationship with teenager

Published 4:24 pm Friday, September 15, 2023

A Lake Charles man arrested Thursday was charged with five counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile and two counts of indecent behavior with juveniles, according to the Jennings Police Department.

Police were contacted in reference to a female juvenile sitting inside a parked vehicle at a residence in Jennings.

Upon further investigation, it was discovered that the man was having an inappropriate relationship with the 15-year-old girl.

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Detectives made contact with Jonath Ray Guillory, 23, who admitted to having a relationship with the juvenile. He also told detectives he was aware of her age.

Guillory is being held in the Jeff Davis Parish Jail on a  $140,000 bond.

The investigation is continuing and more arrests are pending, authorities said.