Former Kaplan Police officer arrested on rape charge

According to Sheriff Mike Couvillon, a former Kaplan Police Officer, identified as Terry Wayne Leopold Kraut Jr., 35, of Kaplan, has been arrested on a Third-Degree Rape charge.
Kaplan Chief of Police Joshua Hardy released a statement on Sunday that Kraut is no longer a member of the Kaplan Police Department.
The allegations against Kraut Jr. stem from an incident during the early morning hours of July 22, where Kraut Jr. was at a bar within the city limits of Kaplan when a female patron was about to leave. Kraut Jr. asked if he could bring the female home at which time she said no. Kraut persisted and stated that she would make it home safely.
Knowing Kraut Jr. was a local police officer, the victim accepted Kraut’s persisted request. Instead of bringing her home, the victim stated that Kraut Jr. traveled to a “country” road just outside of Kaplan city limits and committed a non-consensual sexual act on her.
The Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Patrol Division responded to the complaint and subsequently called out the Vermilion Parish Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division (CID).
The Criminal Investigation Division obtained probable cause through the investigation, and an arrest warrant was secured for Third-Degree Rape, with a bond set at $25,000.
Kraut Jr. was booked into the Vermilion Parish Correctional Center without incident and the investigation is on-going and more charges are possible.