Will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars
THE THIN BLUE LINE
Dennis Wallace Perkins was sentenced to 100 years in state prison on Tuesday after the former Livingston Parish Sheriff’s (LA) deputy and SWAT commander pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree rape, two counts of sexual battery of a child, one count of video voyeurism, two counts of production of pornography involving children under the age of 13, and one count of the mingling of harmful substances, officials announced.
Among the most headline-grabbing of his criminal acts is the “mingling of harmful substances” charge. Perkins and his wife, 36-year-old Cynthia T. Perkins, used his semen to “season” cake batter which she then served to students at Westside Junior High School, where Cynthia had been previously employed as an English teacher. Authorities said that Perkins filmed himselfmaking the revolting concoction.
Cynthia Perkins pleaded guilty in February to charges of second-degree rape, production of child pornography, and conspiracy of mingling harmful substances. As previously reported by Law&Crime, specific acts pleaded to in her deal included aiding her husband in sexually assaulting a minor and aiding her husband in filming a minor who was bathing. She was sentenced to 41 years in prison provided she testified against her husband should he go to trial.
Prosecutors previously had said the seizure of thousands of incriminating videos and photos from the couple’s home — 2,600 photos and more than 300 videos — made up 99% of their evidence against the former deputy.
Another woman, Melanie Curtin, received a life sentence last year after a jury found her guilty of helping the ex-deputy rape and film an unconscious woman in 2014. Dennis Perkins was the final defendant to have his case resolved in the sex crimes probe.
JESUS !
Perkins, 47, addressed the court himself, apologizing to the community, his victims and his family.
“I would like to say I’m sorry. … I spent more than three years living in a box. It’s not about me. I just want to make the statement. Jesus Christ has forgiven me. I’m grateful for that. I hope and pray that anybody that this has affected would also find forgiveness and healing through Jesus Christ,” he said.
