Natchitoches man again accused of groping woman
A Natchitoches man "arrested multiple times" since 2006 for groping women has been charged again, according to police.
A woman was walking to her car after leaving work on Front Street early on Tuesday when she was approached by 37-year-old Roderick Rachal, who grabbed her buttocks, according to the Natchitoches Police Department release.
"The victim was able to get away from Rachal without injury," it reads. "Officers were able to locate Rachal, and he was placed under arrest."
The release notes that Rachal has been arrested previously since 2006 "for similar incidents involving women." One happened last May, when a woman said a man she didn't know, later identified as Rachal, grabbed her buttocks at a Dollar General store on Keyser Avenue.
The Town Talk article about that incident states that department investigators found at least nine complaints against him that has been made previously. In the May incident, Rachal also was charged with a hate crime.
Natchitoches man faces battery, hate crime charges
This time, Rachal was charged with simple escape, simple battery and hate crimes "for continuously choosing his victims based on their gender and race," reads the release.
Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Detective Jeff Townson at 318-357-3852.