Shreveport Man Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sex Crimes

A Shreveport man convicted of rape and other sex crimes was sentenced in Caddo District Court Wednesday.

A District Judge sentenced 38 year-old Dustin Gene Pedicini to life in prison without parole, probation or suspension of sentence for first-degree rape of a female family member.

He also was sentenced to 25 years without parole, probation or suspension of sentence for indecent behavior with a juvenile, 10 Years at hard labor for pornography involving a juvenile and 20 years at hard labor for molestation of a juvenile. All the sentences are to be served consecutively.

Back in 2024, Caddo Sheriff's Deputies responded to a sexual assault in the Southern Hills neighborhood. The caller found pictures and movies of child pornography involving her underage daughter on a male relative's phone. The victim was taken for a forensic interview at the Gingerbread house and provided a detailed statement.

Pedicini was questioned and admitted he was the person in the pictures and videos, but told Police that he didn't remember anything about them. His phone was taken by Detectives and it was found to contain several images and videos of child sexual abuse.

From the Caddo DA:

"Pedicini was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Ross Owen and Treneisha Hill. The Caddo Parish Public Defender's office represented Pedicini.

The case was docket No. 404948."