A grand jury has upgraded charges against a teenage suspect accused over the alleged rape of Louisiana State University student Madison Brooks, who was hit and killed by a vehicle after getting out of a car in which she had allegedly been attacked.
Desmond Carter, 17, was indicted by a grand jury in the state on first-degree rape, which carries a sentence of life in prison without parole, and third-degree rape, according to WBRZ.
Kaivon Washington, 18, was also charged with third-degree rape, which according to state law is sexual intercourse that "is deemed to be without the lawful consent of a victim".
Two other suspects, Casen Carver, 18, and Everett Lee, 28, were allegedly in the front seats of the car when the alleged rape took place and have been charged with principal to third-degree rape.
Prosecutors say that Brooks, 19, was raped in the car following a night of drinking at Reggie's bar in the Tigerland area of Baton Rouge.
The LSU student was then fatally struck by another vehicle after being let out of the car near her home in the early hours of 15 January.
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