Alton Sterling's eldest son charged with rape of 8-year-old boy
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The son of Alton Sterling -- the man killed in a controversial 2016 officer-involved shooting outside a convenience store -- was arrested Wednesday for allegedly raping a child, police said.
Cameron Sterling, 18, is accused of taking an 8-year-old boy he was babysitting on Dec. 8 into a bedroom and raping the child, Baton Rouge police said.
The boy's mother asked Sterling what happened, and Sterling denied any assault took place, The Advocate reported, citing an arrest warrant.
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Sterling’s mother told police her son suffers from severe depression and bipolar disorder and might have had a “mental episode” while babysitting, according to WBRZ-TV.
Sterling was booked into East Baton Rouge Prison on a first-degree rape charge, according to WAFB-TV.
Cameron is the eldest son of Alton Sterling, who was killed during an altercation with Baton Rouge police officers after they responded to a report of a man with a gun outside the business.
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Video of the 2016 incident went viral and led to the firing of a police officer and the suspension of another.