Gueydan man guilty of molesting two juveniles

This week in Abbeville, a man from Gueydan is likely facing a life sentence after being convicted of sexually assaulting two juveniles for more than six years.
Scott Keith Broussard from Gueydan had a one-day trial on Wednesday at the Vermilion Parish Courthouse in Abbeville.
The jury, consisting of eight men and four women, returned a guilty verdict in 90 minutes.
Broussard was convicted of two counts of first-degree rape, one count of attempted second-degree rape, plus molestation of a juvenile, three counts of attempted indecent behavior with a juvenile, sexual battery, intimidating a witness, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. 
He will be sentenced on March 13, 2025.
In Louisiana, if someone is convicted of first-degree rape, they face a life sentence.
In this case, the victims were under 10 when the assaults started to take place.
Assistant District Attorney  Calvin “Woody” Woodruff prosecuted the case for the state, and  Lynden Burton was Broussard’s attorney.
The assaults and the attempted assaults of the two juveniles occurred from January 2016 to December 2022 in Gueydan.
The assault charges only surfaced after one of the juveniles had some dark thoughts about taking their own life a few years after the molestation.  The individual mentioned suicidal thoughts to a friend, who then informed authorities. 
An investigation began by state authorities to understand why this individual was having suicidal thoughts, and during the questioning, they discovered that Broussard had been abusing two juveniles. 
The now adult had never told anyone about the abuse, including its mother. 
“I did not have the heart to tell her. It would have killed her,” the victim said in court on Wednesday.
The mother informed the jurors that she first learned about her child’s abuse when the police began investigating the allegations.
Broussard voluntarily took the stand and denied all charges of sexual abuse.
Woodruff’s closing remarks asked the jury why would the two victims lie about the abuse.
“Why would they make this up?” said Woodruff.  “What would be the possible reason? There is none. There is no financial gain. Why would they tell their stories in front of 14 strangers? Who would want to do that? Nobody.”