WEST FELICIANA — A West Feliciana Parish man accused of raping his daughter turned himself in after he was indicted on upgraded charges.

Jacob Mansell was originally arrested in March for sexual battery and second-degree rape based on allegations from his 13-year-old daughter and a doctor's evaluation. Monday, a grand jury decided to charge Mansell with first-degree rape. His bond was set at $250,000.

Mansell's ex-wife, Bridgette Williams, described what the doctor told her after evaluating the girl earlier this year.

"The doctor came out, she talked to me and she said [victim] has disclosed that this has been happening since she was 10 and that it's her dad," Williams said.

Mansell had previously posted a $195,000 bond and was ordered to have no contact with the girl under conditions set by Judge Sydney Picou Walker. In April, Walker rescinded that order.

That same day, Judge Kathryn Jones gave Mansell majority custody of all three children.

According to Mansell's attorney, Cy D'Aquila, the decision was based on the opinion of Dr. Allen Taylor, who advised the court that this was the worst case of parental alienation he had ever seen. Parental alienation is when a child is manipulated by one parent into feeling a certain way about the other.