By: ELIZABETH
WEST
Managing Editor
In court last Thursday, Rufus Searile’s cyberstalking charge was upgraded from the misdemeanor to two felony grade offenses, which are non-consensual disclosure of a private image and video voyeurism.
Searile, 46, was first arrested for cyberstalking back in June of 2016 after authorities with the Ville Platte Police Department received complaints concerning a threat to post inappropriate pictures of a female on Facebook.
According to a release from the VPPD last June, the victim claimed that it was Searile who “threatened her.”
Searile was originally arrested and charged with cyberstalking. However, the Ville Platte man is now being charged with non-consensual disclosure of a private image for this incident and video voyeurism.
Searile was re-arraigned on Thursday for the new felony charge, and his trial date was set for September 18.