Huen convicted for failure to register as sex offender

A Shreveport man with a history of sex offenses was convicted in Caddo District Court Tuesday, January 13, 2026, for failure to register as a sex offender.

An 11-woman, one-man jury in District Judge Chris Victory's court deliberated about 90 minutes before returning its guilty-as-charged verdict against Robert Emmett Huen, 74, on a charge of failure to register as a sex offender, second or subsequent offense.     

Originally convicted of simple rape on October 10, 1989, he is a tier 3 sex offender required by law to check-in in-person with the sheriff’s office in his parish of residence every 14 days. His last 14-day check-in was on January 10, 2024. His last quarterly check-in was on November 7, 2023. This is the second time Huen has failed to properly register as a sex offender, having previously been convicted of failure to register as a sex offender on February 23, 2023.

When Huen returns to Judge Victory's court February 24, 2026, he faces a sentence of from five to 20 years in prison at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence and a fine of $3,000.

Huen was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Sean Fore and Courtney N. Ray. He was defended by Michael Enright and Katie Miller.

The case was docket No. 404466.

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