On February 13, 2017, an Ascension Parish Grand Jury returned a True Bill of Indictment on Stephen Janis, age 55, of Prairieville, LA., on the charges of First Degree Rape, False Imprisonment with a Dangerous Weapon, Aggravated Assault with a Firearm, and Second Degree Battery. 

          Janis is accused of raping, beating, and holding a woman against her will in November 2016. Investigators with the Ascension Parish Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a local hospital where they made contact with the victim who advised them of the incident. 

           Assistant District Attorney Shawn Bush is the lead prosecutor on this case.