Larry Darby guilty of rape, incest and other sex crimes

A former Caddo Parish man who raped and impregnated a female family member was convicted in Caddo District Court Thursday, December 18, 2025, and faces life in prison.

For those crimes and others for which he was unanimously found guilty by the jury in District Judge Chris Victory's court, Larry Darby, 61, faces up to an additional 50 years at hard labor when he returns to court for sentencing January 27, 2026.

Darby, convicted in Texas in 2022 for assaulting a stepchild, most recently lived in the Lone Star State but lived in Caddo Parish at the time of the crimes for which he has been convicted; he also lived in Bossier City earlier, according to Caddo Court records.

The jury found Darby guilty of aggravated rape, two separate counts of aggravated incest and sexual battery. The charges stemmed from the sexual abuse of a biological female relative and brings accountability in a case that began in 2005 and was revived after new corroborating evidence came to light.

Evidence presented at trial established that Darby began assaulting the victim in 2003. He repeatedly attacked her when she was between the ages of 12-18. Jurors heard testimony detailing the abuse, which resulted in serious injuries to the victim. She testified that anytime she tried to resist him, Darby would beat and strangle her. The beatings resulted in the victim losing all of her upper teeth and half of her bottom teeth. She also showed jurors permanent scars on her neck that resulted from Darby’s attacks.

The sexual attacks ultimately resulted in him impregnating her, and she was forced to carry and bear his child.

Aside from the victim, witnesses included an expert in forensic DNA analysis and law enforcement officers who investigated the case in 2005 and in 2022. 

The scientific evidence, DNA, proved that Darby was the father of the woman's child. This scientific evidence played a critical role in the case’s revival after the original investigation stalled years earlier.

During the trial, evidence also was introduced regarding Darby’s prior convictions in Texas in 2022 for assaulting a stepchild, further establishing a pattern of conduct involving the sexual abuse of children.

"This verdict affirms what the victim has known for years," Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart Sr. said. "While time passed, the truth did not change. Justice delayed does not have to be justice denied."

At his January 27 sentencing, Darby faces a life sentence for the aggravated rape conviction, up to 20 years in prison at hard labor for each of the two aggravated incest convictions and up to 10 years, also at hard labor, for the sexual battery conviction.

Prosecutors with the Caddo DA's Special Victims Unit emphasized that the outcome reflects the jury’s careful consideration of the evidence and the courage it took for the victim to come forward and testify. The case underscores the importance of listening to survivors and ensuring that systems respond appropriately when children disclose abuse.

Assistant District Attorneys Ron Christopher Stamps and Britney A. Green prosecuted Darby. He was defended by John Bokenfohr.

The case was docket No. 396478.