SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) – Rape allegations against a local man led Shreveport police to arrest him for extortion related to the sexual assault allegations.

SPD said they responded to a reported sexual assault on August 30, 2025, around 11:30 a.m. at a local hospital, where they spoke with a victim. Through their investigation, police identified Matthew Sandifer as a suspect. The investigation into the second-degree rape allegations is ongoing. However, detectives allege that Sandifer sent threatening messages to the victim "in an attempt to coerce the victim to drop the charges".

The investigation is ongoing. Shreveport police ask anyone with information about this case to contact them at 318-673-7300 or Caddo Crime Stoppers at 318-673-7373.

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