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St. Tammany coroner-elect was once charged with sexual assault of 7-year-old girl
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:26 am
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:26 am
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St. Tammany Parish government officials are speaking out about a WWL Louisiana investigation that uncovered decades-old child sexual assault charges against the coroner-elect, Dr. Christopher Tape.
The investigation found Tape was arrested on six counts of child sexual assault in 2001 but the indictment was later quashed because New Mexico prosecutors took 14 months to formally charge him and the court found they violated Tape’s right to a speedy trial.
“We, like our citizens, are deeply concerned about the recent news headlines involving the coroner-elect,” St. Tammany Parish President Mike Cooper and Parish Council Chairman Arthur Laughlin said in a joint statement.
But the two government leaders acknowledge they have no power to prevent Tape from taking office. In fact, the parish has no authority over the coroner’s office at all, and disputes with the current coroner have led to efforts to restore parish control over the agency and its finances.
Tape is scheduled to take over for current coroner Dr. Chuck Preston on March 25. At that time, Tape will take charge of the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program for the parish and will serve as the lead official for all sexual assault responses in a five-parish area.
In an interview with WWL, Tape said his experience being accused of child sexual assault would make him a good person to lead sexual assault response “because I know what a false accusation is like.”
Tape ran unopposed for the open seat and never had to campaign. He has only lived in St. Tammany Parish for about a year, and other elected officials there said they were caught off guard by this weekend’s report on WWL.
Court records show Tape admitted to Albuquerque police that he spanked and then rubbed the bare bottom of his girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter with her pants and panties down. The girl accused Tape of making her pose in suggestive positions while he whipped her, and a police detective testified that Tape kept a trove of pornographic material in a locked shed showing young women being spanked and posing in the “the same type of positions that (the alleged victim) had been put in."
In a telephone interview with WWL, Tape said he was disciplining the girl in place of her mother and denied any molestation. He also said the pornography collected by police, including “Barely Legal” and “Kane” magazines and videos, were “legal, adult pornography that was in my locked shed that was brought out without any warrant.”
The criminal indictment was later quashed after a New Mexico court found the state violated Tape’s right to a speedy trial by causing a 14-month delay between arresting Tape and formally charging him.
More recent court records in Lafayette Parish also show Tape paid an undisclosed civil settlement in 2022 to a young woman who worked for him at the private autopsy firm he ran there after she accused him of unwanted advances.
In their joint statement Wednesday, Cooper and Laughlin said that while they have no jurisdiction over the coroner’s office, “transparency remains one of the pillars of good government, and we encourage the disclosure of relevant findings by any agencies involved.”
Tape said he has always disclosed his history of criminal charges to state medical licensing boards, including the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners. But the board declined to release his application and other documents, which are exempt from the state’s public records law.
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Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:27 am to John88
Damn that’s like four times he got caught.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:32 am to brass2mouth
That makes him a perfect fit in St Tammany politics.....see Jack Strain. And to think , he was only around for 18 months .
Had no idea that Charles Preston had decided not to run. He is a good guy.
Had no idea that Charles Preston had decided not to run. He is a good guy.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:35 am to John88
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St. Tammany coroner-elect
didn't he run unopposed ?
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:37 am to KiwiHead
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Had no idea that Charles Preston had decided not to run. He is a good guy.
WHAT?! Literally no one thinks he's a good guy, much less a good elected official.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 9:46 am to John88
The former sheriff, now this. St Tammany elects some jacked up people.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 10:10 am to baobabtiger
They talk about the southshore lol
Posted on 2/15/24 at 10:15 am to John88
after the accusation, officials checked the Tape to see if evidence existed to convict
Posted on 2/15/24 at 10:34 am to John88
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In an interview with WWL, Tape said his experience being accused of child sexual assault would make him a good person to lead sexual assault response “because I know what a false accusation is like.”
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a false accusation
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Court records show Tape admitted to Albuquerque police that he spanked and then rubbed the bare bottom of his girlfriend’s 7-year-old daughter with her pants and panties down. The girl accused Tape of making her pose in suggestive positions while he whipped her, and a police detective testified that Tape kept a trove of pornographic material in a locked shed showing young women being spanked and posing in the “the same type of positions that (the alleged victim) had been put in."
Posted on 2/15/24 at 11:07 am to baobabtiger
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St Tammany elects some jacked up people.
Good ole boy is very much alive and well. Notice they all backed Cromer against Cooper in the fall. Actually some good news that the council got overhauled with people who care to do the right thing.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 12:17 pm to John88
He’s actually fairly incompetent as a forensic pathologist as well. He threw away key evidence in a case I handled. Made a determination on a cause of death then disregarded key evidence that would let that be tested and verified forensically.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 1:19 pm to John88
And a certain "concerned citizens" group knew all about it and said nothing because he was their pal. Abusing children is ok if it fits your political agenda I guess.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 2:09 pm to DevilDagNS
Where are you on the Collin Sims- Vincent Wynne race?
And what’s the general consensus in that area on whether the Bruce C murder stuff is making a dent on Wynne?
And what’s the general consensus in that area on whether the Bruce C murder stuff is making a dent on Wynne?
This post was edited on 2/15/24 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 2/15/24 at 2:17 pm to boosiebadazz
The DA race is going to be very close. They have both raised a ton of money, but Vincent seems to have the backing of political power in the parish, both good and bad. Collin has the prosecutorial experience, but not the civil experience, and has given bad civil advice in the interim title.
The Cucchiaira stuff is circulating because his kids want the life insurance money. They dont include how the Riecke folks paid off his debts. Sadly, it was a robbery gone wrong and his kids want someone to pay for it.
The Cucchiaira stuff is circulating because his kids want the life insurance money. They dont include how the Riecke folks paid off his debts. Sadly, it was a robbery gone wrong and his kids want someone to pay for it.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 2:28 pm to BMTiger
Wouldn’t the life insurance money be spent by now? How would the life insurance company be on the hook for another payout if Riecke was somehow found culpable for his death?
Posted on 2/15/24 at 2:35 pm to John88
If he's been charged with sex crimes in real life.. you know he feeling up the corpses. Probably a few finger bangs.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 3:07 pm to boosiebadazz
They want Riecke to give them the money for the life insurance policy he took out and paid for.
Posted on 2/15/24 at 3:24 pm to BMTiger
Interesting. I’m following from afar but I’ve not seen that request in the posts about it
Posted on 2/15/24 at 4:26 pm to brass2mouth
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Damn that’s like four times he got caught.
Eh. It probably needs to keep being posted until everyone knows about it since he’s a fricking pedo.
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