Bossier Sheriff’s Dept Arrests Man on Child Pornography Charges

Bossier Sheriff’s detectives arrested an Opelousas man for possessing pornography involving juveniles. Emery Jude Gaspard, 23, of Opelousas, was being investigated by BSO detectives for possessing pornography involving juveniles based on a cyber-tip.

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During the investigation, Gaspard was found to be in possession of three video files containing child pornography and was arrested on January 27th, 2023. BSO detectives continued to diligently investigate the case after the initial arrest and located 18 more files that contained child pornography belonging to Gaspard.

An arrest warrant was obtained and Gaspard turned himself in at the Bossier Maximum-Security Facility. Gaspard’s bond is set at $450,000.00. This matter is still under investigation. Detectives with the Bossier Sheriff’s Office continue to aggressively investigate child sexual abuse cases with the ICAC team, the Attorney General’s Office, and with the aid of the latest technology.

If you have any information regarding this crime or any other crimes against children, please contact the Bossier Sheriff’s Office at (318) 965-2203.

If you want your information to remain confidential, you can contact Bossier Crime Stoppers at 318 424-4100.  They also utilize a website called www.p3tips.com where you can submit information via the web.  There is also a free, secure and password-protected mobile app for your smart device available. You can go to your App Store and download the free "P3tips" mobile app. No caller ID, no recorded lines, no tracking cookies, no saved IP address.

Another reason to use the P3 mobile app or www.p3tips.com website is so that reward information can be given back to the tipster upon request through the same secure and encrypted interface.