Brandon Moore found guilty of child rape

A Shreveport man accused of committing sexual acts with a 13-year-old girl in

November 2023 was found guilty as-charged of second-degree rape by a Caddo Parish jury Wednesday, October 29, 2025.

The 10-woman, two-man jury in District Judge Ramona Emanuel's court deliberated just over an hour before returning its verdict against Brandon Lehard Moore, 33.

On the date of the crime, Moore approached the victim, smoked marijuana with her and then forced her to perform an oral sexual act on him. He also attempted to have intercourse with her. The crimes occurred at an apartment complex in Caddo parish. The victim testified, as did a DNA expert, a sexual assault nurse examiner, an advocate from the Gingerbread House and a detective from the Shreveport Police Department. 

When Moore returns to Judge Emanuel's court for sentencing December 4, 2025, he faces at least five and up to 40 years in prison at hard labor, without benefit of probation, parole, or suspension of sentence.

Moore was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Senae D. Hall and Fernando Grider Jr. He was represented by Royal Alexander and Dave Knadler.

The case was docket No. 398705.