A Shreveport man on trial in Caddo District Court for molesting his girlfriend’s daughter pleaded guilty Tuesday, September 10, 2024, just as the first witness was questioned by prosecutors.
Tommy Lorenzo Simmons, 36, decided to plead guilty rather than place his fate in the hands of the nine-woman, three-man jury empaneled before District Judge Ramona Emanuel. He admitted to one count of molestation of a juvenile, based on sexual assaults on his girlfriend’s daughter he was helping raise, from January 2019 to October 2020.
Judge Emanuel immediately sentenced Simmons to 25 years at hard labor without benefit of probation, parole or suspension of sentence. Simmons also must register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. In addition, the court ordered a protective order in favor of Simmons’ victim.
Simmons was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorneys Senae D. Hall and Fernando Grider Jr. He was defended by Royal Alexander and Dave Knadler.
The case was docket No. 379257.
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