A former mayor of Port Allen was arrested Tuesday for allegedly buying alcohol for a juvenile before engaging in indecent behavior with them, according to West Baton Rouge Sheriff Jeff Bergeron.
Derek Lewis, 64, who served as mayor of Port Allen between 2005 and 2011, was arrested Tuesday on one count each of indecent behavior with juveniles and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile.
Sheriff's deputies received a complaint Monday about sexual misconduct involving Lewis and a minor at the minor's place of employment. Lewis allegedly provided alcohol to the minor and engaged in indecent behavior, but further details were not included in a Sheriff's Office release.
Lewis remains in custody with no bond set. Detectives anticipate additional charges and possibly further arrests.
Lewis infamously stepped down as mayor in 2011 following racketeering and bribery charges brought against him after an FBI sting.
The charges, to which Lewis pleaded guilty, involved accepting nearly $19,000 from a fake garbage bin cleaning company in order to grant a city contract to the company. In truth, the entire scheme was set up by the FBI in a nationwide operation titled "Operation Blighted Officials."