CADDO PARISH, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – A Keithville man convicted last month of sexually assaulting a teenage family member has been sentenced.

Robert Mathews, 58, was found guilty of sexual battery in mid-September 2025 in a bench trial in Caddo District Court.

The young victim reported that Mathews had touched her inappropriately for nearly 6 months, with the assault eventually escalating to physical contact.

He will serve seven years of hard labor, without possibility of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

Mathews also must register as a sex offender for 15 years upon his release.

He was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Courtney N and Victoria T. Washington.

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