Chalmette man arrested for sex crimes with a juvenile girl

A Chalmette man has been booked with several sex crime charges involving a juvenile girl, Sheriff James Pohlmann said.

Michael Labruzzo, 36, 3601 Despaux Drive, was arrested recently on one count of aggravated crime against nature and one count of sexual battery.

The incidents allegedly happened the night of June 14 and the juvenile reported it to the Sheriff’s Office. Labruzzo was arrested on a warrant issued by a judge after an investigation by the Sheriff’s Office Juvenile Division.

Labruzzo was booked into St. Bernard Parish Prison but has been released on $100,000 bond.