On Monday, Jordan Bourque of 324 E Chuck St. Gonzales, LA, age 19, pled guilty to Possession of Pornography Involving Juveniles. Bourque was prosecuted by Assistant District Attorney Lana Chaney, and presiding over this matter was the Honorable Judge Steven Tureau. This guilty plea was the result of a plea agreement with prosecutors in connection with an investigation initiated by the Louisiana State Police Special Victim’s Unit. 

          In December of 2024, detectives with the Louisiana State Police Special Victim’s Unit received information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the possible possession, manufacturing, distribution, and/or possession of pornography involving juveniles. Detectives were able to determine that Bourque did in fact maintain a social media account which contained child pornography images. During forensic examinations of electronic devices, detectives recovered evidence indicating that Bourque had searched for an possessed at some time additional items containing child pornography. Bourque was arrested and booked into the Ascension Parish Jail. 

        Upon entering a guilty plea to the above-mentioned charge, pursuant to the plea agreement with prosecutors, Jordan Bourque was sentenced to 10 years with the Louisiana Department of Corrections with credit for time served. Upon release from incarceration, the defendant must register and notify as a sex offender or child predator.