Shreveport Man Found Guilty of Molestation of a Juvenile

A Shreveport man was found guilty of separate molestations of two of his children over an eight-year period by a Caddo Parish jury that returned its unanimous verdict late Friday, October 6, 2023.

Christopher Daniel Rodgers, 55, was found guilty of two counts of molesting a juvenile under age 13 at 7:30 p.m. by the eight-woman, four-man jury in District Judge Donald E. Hathaway Jr.'s court.

Evidence and testimony presented to the jury proved Rodgers performed lewd and lascivious acts upon his tender-age daughter between February 8, 2013 and February 8, 2020, and then fondled his infant son between May 22, 2019 and August 17, 2021. The female victim, at age 14, reported the acts to her aunt in August 2021, and later disclosed further details in a forensic interview at the Gingerbread House. A childhood friend of the female victim testified she witnessed Rodgers viewing pornography with children in the home.

Rodgers testified at trial and denied the allegations. However, the jury rejected his claims and deliberated four hours before returning its verdicts.

When he returns for sentencing November 6, 2023, Rodgers faces at least 25 and up to 99 years on each count, with at least 25 years to be served without benefit of parole, probation or suspension of sentence.

Rodgers was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys  Jason Waltman and Kendra Joseph. He was defended by Dhu Thompson.

The case was docket No. 386031.