COVINGTON, La. —

A jury has been selected in St. Tammany Parish for an escaped inmate's rape trial. Advertisement

Antoine Massey is facing charges of rape, kidnapping, strangulation, domestic violence, and violating a protective order.

Massey, 32, is charged in St. Tammany Parish with rape, kidnapping, domestic violence involving strangulation, and violating a protective order.

The charges stem from a November 2024 incident, according to investigators. He has pleaded not guilty.

At the time of the May 16 jailbreak, Massey was already facing separate charges in Orleans Parish, including domestic battery and motor-vehicle theft.

Investigators say the woman he is accused of abusing later helped him while he was on the run.

She is now charged with obstruction of justice and being a pri

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