Tarance English pleads guilty to rape

An Alabama man who forced sex acts on a tender-age female victim in Caddo Parish more than a decade ago pleaded guilty in Caddo District Court to forcible rape Wednesday, February 25, 2026.

Tarance LaMichael English, 42, now of Deatsville, Ala., pleaded just after the victim, who was from 7 to 12 years old during the course of the attacks that took place from 2010 to 2015, finished testifying before the 10 women and two male jurors in District Judge Ramona Emanuel's court. After he pleaded guilty, Judge Emanuel sentenced him to 20 years in prison at hard labor without the benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. He also has to register as a sex offender for life. There also is a 50-year protective order in favor of the victim.

Between January of 2010 and January 2015, English forced the victim to have sexual intercourse. The assaults occurred in Caddo parish but were later reported in Alabama. Testimony was given by the victim and a forensic interviewer from Alabama. 

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

The case was docket No. 389832.