GRETNA, La. (AP) - A state judge in Jefferson Parish has sentenced a Terrebonne Parish man to 25 years in prison, after pleading guilty to raping a woman in Kenner.
The Times-Picayune reports (bit.ly/1hXdszy) 25-year-old Michael Voisin, of Gray, pleaded guilty Tuesday to forcible rape, for the May 2012 assault on a public street.
Voisin was set to stand trial this week but instead pleaded guilty.
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Judge Lee Faulkner accepted the plea and handed down the sentence.
Forcible rape carries a sentencing range of five to 40 years in prison. Voisin also will have to register as a sex offender.
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Information from: The Times-Picayune, https://www.nola.com
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