LIVINGSTON PARISH, La. (BRPROUD) – The trial for a Livingston Parish man accused of years of child sex abuse has a verdict.

On Friday, John Mack, 77, was found guilty of two counts of aggravated first-degree rape of a child under 13, three counts of sexual battery of a child under the age of 13 and two counts of indecent behavior of a child under the age of 13.

He was found not guilty of aggravated first-degree rape of a child under 13.

Mack was arrested and charged with first-degree rape and sexual battery in the fall of 2021 after deputies in Livingston Parish investigated child sex abuse allegations.

He was accused of sexual abuse between the dates of Oct. 14, 2011, and Oct. 21, 2015.

Mack was formally charged in February 2022.

Civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump, who said he intended to file a lawsuit against the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services, said that if this prevents another person from abusing a child, then the verdict would be a victory.

Today, after years of delayed justice, these young girls, who were only six and eight years old when the sexual assault began, can rest assured that John Mack will pay for his disgusting crimes against them. This man robbed two young Black girls of their childhood when he repeatedly raped them over the course of several years…a crime disgusting beyond comparison. If this semblance of justice brings any ounce of comfort to Mack’s victims and prevents even one person from sexually abusing a child and thinking they will get away with it, then we can consider the jury’s verdict today a victory.

Civil rights and personal injury attorney Ben Crump

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said that justice had been delivered and hoped that the verdict provides comfort to the victims.

Today, justice was delivered to John Mack by a jury of his peers in Livingston Parish. I hope the verdict provides some comfort to his victims. The lifelong scars of sexual abuse are cut even deeper when the victim is a minor. I commend the team from my office who worked diligently to get this verdict, especially AAG Daniel Smart and AAG Payal Patel. My office and I will continue to do all we can to make Louisiana a safer place.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry