Baton Rouge man accused of raping autistic woman

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A man is behind bars after the Baton Rouge Police Department (BRPD) was asked to investigate a sexual battery at a home in the city.

Micah Lang, 25, was arrested Monday, May 12 and charged with third-degree-rape/vaginal.

Two officers arrived at the home a little after 2:30 a.m. and were told by the person who called police that her live-in boyfriend “inappropriately touched her 23-year-old autistic and special needs daughter.”

As the investigation unfolded, BRPD learned that Lang made the woman bend over inside the home and also touched her butt, stomach and breast.

Lang was detained and questioned at the scene. He confirmed that the allegations were true but said it was consensual, according to the affidavit.

The Baton Rouge man said he knew the woman was disabled and could not carry on a regular conversation. According to BRPD, the woman appeared to have the mentality of a young child.

She was taken to a nearby hospital for a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) test, BRPD said.

The affidavit states that BRPD found out during the investigation that Lang had taken the woman behind a shed in the backyard and had intercourse with her.

Lang was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison.

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