A Shreveport man who sexually abused a female family member over four years was convicted of sexual battery Thursday, April 10, 2025 in Caddo District Court.
Billy Ray Ford Jr., 47, committed the acts from early 2003 to late 2007 against the teenaged victim, who first reported the crime to her parents in 2004, but was not believed. Ford continued to sexually assault the victim, from fondling at first to eventual intercourse.
The three-man, three-woman jury in District Judge Chris Victory’s court heard from the victim and the investigating detective from Shreveport Police. Ford called the victim’s own mother and stepfather to testify in his defense. Jurors deliberated about 90 minutes before finding Ford guilty as charged.
Ford has a previous conviction in Bossier Parish of sexually assaulting another family member. Thus Ford is subject to a habitual offender bill, offering enhanced sentencing above and beyond the up-to-10 years sentence he faces when he returns to court May 19.
Assistant District Attorneys Courtney N. Ray and Victoria T. Washington prosecuted Ford, who was defended by Trey Magee and Leslie Kelly.
The case was docket No. 379157.
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