Serial sex criminal to serve life plus 50 years

A former Caddo Parish man who raped and impregnated a female family member, then was convicted in Caddo District Court late last year, was sentenced Tuesday, March 17, 2026, to life plus 50 years in prison.

District Judge Chris Victory sentenced Larry Darby, 61, who on December 18, 2025, was found guilty of aggravated rape, two counts of aggravated incest and sexual battery. The charges stem from prolonged abuse that began in 2005 and led to the birth of a child. The case was reopened after new corroborating evidence came to light years later. The life term was for the rape, and the 50 years were for the other crimes, totaled. The terms are to be served consecutively.

During sentencing, the victim delivered a statement describing years of abuse, including being beaten and strangled into submission. She detailed lasting physical and emotional trauma, including the loss of most of her teeth and a diagnosis of PTSD.

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

"This defendant is a serial sexual predator who caused devastating harm over many years," Caddo Parish District Attorney James E. Stewart said. "This sentence ensures he will never again have the opportunity to abuse another victim.”

Assistant District Attorneys Ron Christopher Stamps and Britney A. Green of the Caddo District Attorney’s Special Victims Unit prosecuted Darby. 

The case was docket No. 396478.