Breaux Bridge Man Arrested in Ongoing Investigation of Child Sex Trafficking

40-year-old Gerald Mouton of Breaux Bridge is the first of what are expected to be multiple arrests after a months-long sex trafficking investigation.

Mouton's arrest was made in connection to a report of a missing juvenile from Lafayette Parish, according to our news partners at KATC. That juvenile is back with family.

According to a press release from the Breaux Bridge Police Department, Mouton now sits in the St. Martin Parish Correctional Center on the following charges:

• Trafficking of Children for Sexual Purposes
• Carnal Knowledge of a Juvenile
• Soliciting Minors to Distribute CDS
• Contributing to the Delinquency of a Juvenile
• Possession of Schedule I
• Possession of Drug Paraphernalia

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