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L.B. Landry teacher arrested for alleged rape of 15-year-old

The teenager is a minor and can not legally consent to sexual contact

NEW ORLEANS — New Orleans police arrested a teacher at L.B. Landry High School Thursday after a 15-year-old student accused him of sexual assault.

According to our partners at The Times-Picayune | New Orleans Advocate, Doug Butler, listed as a math teacher and dance coach at the high school, was booked on one count of third-degree rape.

The 15-year-old boy underwent a forensic interview and told authorities that Butler touched the teen's genitals with his mouth, according to the report.

The teenager is a minor and can not legally consent to sexual contact.

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