Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Officer Christopher Buckley Arrested for Raping 13-year-old girl


A ten-year veteran of the New Orleans Police Department was arrested for the rape of a 13-year-old girl, Superintendent Warren Riley announced in a statement.

Christopher Buckley, 36, was with the Fifth District before resigning Tuesday, said NOPD spokesman Bob Young.

Buckley was arrested following an investigation by the NOPD’s Public Integrity Bureau, police said.

The officer was taken to Central Lock-Up Tuesday around 4 p.m., booking him for rape, police said.

Police said that the investigation into the crime is still ongoing.


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