A police report filed by an ex-girlfriend of state accusing him of rape 19 years ago that has been circulating among Louisian political insiders for several weeks burst into public view Wednesday night when national media reported on it.
But the mother and brother of the accuser separately told h | The Times-Picayune recently that they seriously doubt her allegation against Miguez, who is now a candidate for the 5th Congressional District.
“I don’t believe that (police report), not for one minute,” the mother said during a 45-minute interview on her doorstep in Youngsville on Feb. 11.
In the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Department report from 2007, the woman said Miguez raped her at her apartment after a verbal argument at a bar. She said she then fled and hid from Miguez and called 911.
The report also stated that she declined to press charges. He was questioned but not arrested.
The Sheriff’s Department report also said that the woman refused medical treatment from a hospital.
According to the report, she told a sheriff’s deputy that “she did not want Blake to get into trouble, but she wanted him to understand that he is not to disrespect her like he did.”
In last month’s interview, the mother said that her daughter has suffered from mental health issues as an adult, has been arrested several times for substance abuse and is now homeless.
“She suffers from schizophrenia, bipolar, anxiety, depression,” the mother said. “She is sleeping in cane fields, behind churches. I talk to her every now and then.”
The ex-girlfriend could not be reached for comment.
In a statement issued Wednesday night, Miguez’s campaign said, “The 2007 allegations made by the woman in question against Blake are categorically false.”
The woman was 22 when she made the accusation. Miguez was 25 and a student at Southern University Law School.
Through a public records request, h | The Times-Picayune also obtained last month a thick file from the Iberia Parish Sheriff’s Department containing case reports in which the woman later called the police several times, alleging domestic violence against her by several later boyfriends, and the boyfriends made claims against her.
The Atlantic published a story Wednesday evening citing the police report and noting that President Donald . The Guardian then published a lengthy report citing the Atlantic article.
The mother said her daughter and Miguez were together for about two years.
“(Blake) was one of the best things she ever had,” the mother said. “He was honest. He was just a good guy. He tried to keep her on the right track. Because she was all over the place. She was my problem child. I just want her to get diagnosed and get medication to have something of a normal life.”
The mother said she hasn’t talked to Miguez in years and didn’t know he is a candidate now for the 5th Congressional District, which includes East Baton Rouge and Livingston parishes, the Florida Parishes and the parishes that extend up the Mississippi River to Arkansas. Miguez, who served in the state House before his election to the Senate in 2023, is a Republican from Erath, near New Iberia.
The mother’s account was seconded by the woman’s brother, who wrote in a March 5 text, “100% Blake is a fantastic man and my sister has battled drug addiction her entire life. The allegations are completely made up.”
The Miguez campaign provided a Feb. 24 email that the accuser’s father sent to Miguez’s legislative office account. In it, the father said his daughter’s accusations were “lies” and added, “You have our 100% support.”