A former Louisiana sheriff’s deputy and SWAT commander will spend the remainder of his life in jail as he was sentenced to 100 years after pleading responsible to slew of intercourse crimes Tuesday.
One of many 150 horrific crimes noticed former Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Workplace Deputy Dennis Perkins, 46, ejaculate sperm right into a cake that his instructor spouse had made for her college students at Westside Junior Excessive Faculty.
His spouse, Cynthia, 37, was sentenced to 41 years in jail in February for pleading responsible her function in her husband’s crimes, which additionally included producing baby pornography. As a part of her sentencing, Cynthia agreed to testify towards her husband.
Perkins, who was first arrested in 2019, informed reporters as he left court docket in Livingston Parish, ‘I simply need to make this assertion. Jesus Christ has forgiven me. And I am grateful for that. And, I hope and pray that anyone that this affected will even discover forgiveness and therapeutic by means of Jesus Christ.’
At Tuesday’s listening to, Perkins cried greater than as soon as, studies WAFB.
Dennis and Cynthia Perkins had been first arrested in October 2019 when authorities discovered a photograph of the pair bare with a minor after receiving a tip from the Nationwide Heart for Lacking and Exploited Kids
Dennis Perkins, 46, and Cynthia Perkins, 36, had been {accused} of placing semen in a cake and serving it to youngsters on the college had been Cynthia taught
Whereas additionally on the listening to, certainly one of his victims gave an announcement saying, ‘You are completely not price my time. As a substitute of defending, you selected abuse. Have a pleasant life in jail.’
The sufferer additionally acknowledged her hope that the previous deputy spends the remainder of his days dwelling in worry.
Perkins entered the plea to at least one depend of second-degree rape, two counts of sexual battery of a kid, one depend of video voyeurism, two counts of manufacturing of kid porn involving youngsters below age 13 and one depend of mingling of dangerous substances.
The plea settlement was cast so younger victims within the case wouldn’t should testify. Prosecutors stated they met with every sufferer to get approval to go ahead with the plea deal.
In October 2019, the previous SWAT commander and his spouse had been arrested when authorities discovered a photograph of the pair bare with a minor after receiving a tip from the Nationwide Heart for Lacking and Exploited Kids.
Perkins was fired from his job after the arrest whereas Cynthia resigned from her instructing function.
She had taught English language arts at Westside Junior Excessive Faculty since 2016. Previous to that, she labored at North Reside Oak Elementary and Reside Oak Center Faculty for 4 years.
At his sentencing listening to, certainly one of his victims gave an announcement saying, ‘You are completely not price my time. As a substitute of defending, you selected abuse. Have a pleasant life in jail’
Cynthia filed for divorce shortly after her arrest, alleging that Dennis had manipulated her into committing the crimes
Cynthia filed for divorce shortly after her arrest, alleging that Dennis had manipulated her into committing the crimes.
Following the baking incident, it was alleged that the daddy of a scholar who ate the contaminated cupcakes has fallen right into a debilitating despair over the incident and has not been capable of finding gainful employment.
One other lawsuit claimed {that a} scholar and a father or mother have been troubled by psychological well being and behavioral issues, and haven’t been in a position to sleep for the reason that cupcakes incident.
In a go well with filed final Might, a scholar’s mother and father alleged that Cynthia confirmed the woman inappropriate photographs, and that she additionally photographed and videotaped the minor.
All 4 lawsuits, which had been filed individually, additionally {accused} the Livingston Parish Faculty Board of negligence.
Cynthia resigned from her instructing job the day she was arrested. She had taught English language arts at Westside Junior Excessive Faculty (pictured) since 2016. Previous to that, she labored at North Reside Oak Elementary and Reside Oak Center Faculty for 4 years
The couple had been charged with producing baby porn, rape, tried rape, sexual battery, obscenity and video voyeurism
In 2014, Perkins was investigated when rape allegations had been made towards him by a Baton Rouge police officer. These allegations didn’t end in costs.
On the time of Cynthia’s sentencing, Louisiana Legal professional Common Jeff Landry stated, ‘Right now, Cynthia Perkins admitted to her crimes and pled responsible in court docket. he not solely waived any proper to enchantment, and try and keep away from conviction, however she additionally spared the victims from reliving her horrific crimes throughout this specific trial.’
Per the plea deal, Cynthia needed to comply with sure details within the case comparable to aiding her husband within the sexual assault of a juvenile, serving to him movie a juvenile whereas bathing, and lacing desserts together with his semen earlier than giving them to school-aged youngsters.
Cynthia voiced a prolonged apology to the victims, her family and friends earlier than the sentencing.
‘I’d additionally wish to apologize to my three youngsters. I have not spoken to them in three years. I really like them and I miss them, and I am sorry,’ Perkins stated.
However certainly one of her youngsters, born throughout her first marriage, described her in a letter to the court docket as a ‘horrible’ and ‘manipulative’ mom.
‘My life is so significantly better with out you,’ the letter learn.
In Might, one other girl who had been implicated within the case, Melanie Curtin, was sentenced to life in jail after it emerged that Dennis and Cynthia Perkins had been in possession of a video displaying Curtin raping a minor of their dwelling.
Throughout Curtin’s trial, the sufferer stated: ‘Once I noticed components of the video, I wished to actually die.’
The sufferer informed the court docket that she had been ingesting alcohol with Perkins and Curtin when the assault occurred. Curtin and Perkins had beforehand been in a relationship collectively.
