NEW ORLEANS - A veteran New
Orleans police officer has surrendered to police following an indictment for
aggravated rape.
He is in custody in Orleans
Parish prison and is being held without bond.
According to the Orleans
Parish District Attorney's Office, the warrant was issued for 12-year-veteran
officer Michael Thomassie after he was indicted by a grand jury Thursday on a
single count of aggravated rape.
The allegation dates back to
2004 and 2005 when the alleged victim in the case was between 7 and 9 years of
age, according to a spokesman for the office.
Thomassie is a 12-year
veteran of the department. He was most recently assigned to desk duty in the
4th District.