One of the suspects charged with raping Louisiana State University sophomore Madison Brooks has been charged with a third sexual assault that allegedly followed a nearly identical pattern to the night Brooks died.
Brooks, 19, drank at LSU’s Reggie’s bar in the Tigerland area of East Baton Rouge before she was allegedly raped by two teenage girls in a car, while two other men were present, early on January 15. She was then dropped off on a busy highway. near her home, where she was fatally struck by a car.
Since then, one of the suspects, 18-year-old Kaivon Washington, has been arrested two more times and charged with two prior violations.
One allegedly occurred in Livingston Parish in 2020, when he was 16 and the victim was 12, and the most recent allegedly took place in the same area of East Baton Rouge in October 2022 after the victim and his alleged attackers met outside. from Reggie’s.
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Madison Brooks is remembered as a beloved adventure seeker in her obituary. Brooks, age 19, died on January 15, 2023. (The Brooks family)
Like Brooks, the victim in the October 2022 incident drank at the same LSU watering hole and met Washington and another man, referred to in court documents as his “acquaintance,” 18-year-old Karson Jones. .
The October victim, whose age was not identified in court records, was too drunk to drive, so Jones and Washington allegedly drove her from the bar to Jones’ home, where both men allegedly sexually assaulted her and forced her to drink alcohol when she asked him to. for water, according to the arrest warrant obtained by Fox News Digital.
kerrymiller, the louisiana attorney Ashley Baustert, a representative for Brooks’ mother, told Fox News Digital during a phone interview Wednesday that the allegations “are piling up and paint a disturbing picture.”
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General view of Tigerland in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Reggie’s Bar, located in Tigerland, is one of the last places LSU student Madison Brooks was seen before her death on January 15. (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
“There are many similarities that suggest a modus operandi,” Miller said. “It was the same bar, more than one man was involved, the use of alcoholic beverages was common and he was separating himself from friends… It suggests that he is taking advantage of vulnerable women.”
The victim of the alleged October 2022 rape reported the crime on January 25, 2023, one day after Washington and three other men were arrested in connection with Brooks’ alleged rape.
Kaivon Washington, 18, was charged with first-degree rape in connection with a sexual assault that allegedly took place in 2020. (Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office)
Washington and a 17-year-old suspect, whose name has not been released due to his age, were charged with third-degree rape in the Brooks case.
Casen Carver, 18, and Everett Lee, 28, were charged with being the primary perpetrators of third-degree rape.
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Washington’s attorney, Ron Haley, said in a statement to the media after Washington’s third arrest that there are “several concerns with the most recent charge.”
“First, as in the Livingston case, the ‘follow-up’ investigation took place around January 25, 2023,” Haley said, referring to the time the victim reported the alleged rape to police.
“Second, the incident date on Mr. Washington’s arrest warrant is different from that of his co-defendant. Third, nothing related to intoxication is mentioned on his co-defendant’s arrest warrant. It states that the victim was having consensual sex with her co-defendant in the presence of Mr. Washington.”
General view of Reggie’s bar in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023. The bar is reportedly one of the last places LSU student Madison Brooks was seen before her death on Jan. 15 . (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
On the original warrant, the date of the alleged rape is listed as August 1, 2022, but police have said that was in error and should be October 1, 2022.
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“Ultimately, the victim never accused Mr. Washington of having sex with her, so we’re curious as to why he was accused of rape,” Haley said.
The victim of the October 2022 incident was too drunk to drive home and asked Jones if he could sleep over.
General views of Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, on Wednesday, January 25, 2023. Madison Brooks was attending LSU when she was struck and killed by a car on January 15, 2023. (Kat Ramirez for Fox New Digital)
When they walked in, Jones threatened to kick her out if Washington couldn’t watch them have sex, according to the arrest warrant.
The sex was consensual at first, according to the order, but then Jones allegedly “pinned her down and became increasingly aggressive, at which point she repeatedly told him to stop and he repeatedly ignored her.”
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The victim said “no” and “stop” multiple times, per the order, and then asked for a glass of water.
Washington allegedly brought her alcohol instead of water, which she said she did not want.
A memorial in the 8800 block of Burbank Drive in Baton Rouge, Louisiana on Tuesday, January 25, 2023. The memorial honors Madison Brooks, who was fatally struck at this approximate location on January 15, 2023. (KR/Mega for Fox News Digital)
Jones allegedly “grabbed her face and held her mouth open as Washington poured the drink down their throats,” the warrant states, and continued to have sex with her as Washington allegedly watched and then joined her in touching her.
Washington later allegedly apologized to the victim in a text message and claimed that Jones grabbed Washington’s hands to grope her, according to the court order.
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Jones and Washington were arrested and charged with first degree rape.
Livingston Parish is a larger court system with more resources than East Baton Rogue, so Miller suspects that case will be heard first.
From left to right: Kaivon Deondre Washington, Casen Carver, and Everett Deonte Lee. The fourth suspect in the alleged rape of Madison Brooks, a minor, has not been identified. (East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office)
While the case involving Brooks and the October 2022 victim will be separate, the two cases will have an impact on each other, as will the Livingston Parish case, Miller said.
He believes the October 2022 case could move faster because the whistleblower is alive and will “carry about 80 percent” of the evidence, compared to the Brooks case, where prosecutors have to piece together what happened without Brooks. .
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“It’s like prosecuting a murder without a body,” Miller said.
Brooks was buried on February 3 in her hometown of Covington, Louisiana.
