Lieutenant in sheriff’s office, 44, and his school teacher wife, 34, arrested on child rape and porn charges – Louisiana cops seized photos of the suspects, Dennis and Cynthia Perkins, nude with a minor
Louisiana sheriff’s deputy, 44, and his junior high school teacher wife, 34, are arrested on child rape and porn charges, as Louisiana cops seize photos of the suspects nude with a minor
17-year-year veteran cop Dennis ‘Denny’ Perkins and his wife, Cynthia Perkins, were arrested Wednesday in Livingston Parish on child porn and rape charges
The couple were investigated after a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children
Lt. Perkins is charged with 60 counts production of porn with a child, two counts first degree rape, three counts possession of porn involving a juvenile under the age of 13, two counts video voyeurism, and two counts of obscenity
Co-accused Cynthia Perkins is charged with 60 counts making pornography with a child and two counts rape
Dennis also threw his phone into a river when investigators were closing in for the arrest as he was fishing
Married 34-year-old junior high school teacher Cynthia Perkins, [Photo], resigned from her job after she was arrested on child rape and pornography chargeson Wednesday in Livingston Parish, Louisiana
Dennis Perkins, 44, and Cynthia Perkins, 34, were taken into custody on Wednesday in Livingston Parish, Louisiana. Dennis was immediately relieved of his duties as a lieutenant with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office where he has worked since 2002 and. Cynthia resigned from her junior high school in Walker.
Following his arrest along with his wife on child rape and porn charges, Wednesday, sheriff’s deputy, Lieutenant Dennis Perkins [photo], was immediately removed from his job with the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office where he has worked since 2002
Cynthia Perkins was charged with 60 counts of making pornography with a child and two counts of rape.
Dennis, known as Denny, was also charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly throwing his phone into a river when he discovered investigators were about to arrest him while he was on a fishing trip.
The investigation was prompted by a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.
Sheriff Jason Ard said in a statement: ‘It’s a sad day for us, for all law enforcement officers, when you arrest one of your own… but as I have said in the past, no one is above the law.’
It is not yet known how many children may have been victims of the couple.
Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry said: ‘Protecting Louisiana children is one of my top priorities, so my office and I will continue to do all we can to find and arrest child predators.’
Deputy Dennis ‘Denny’ Perkins [left], was also charged with obstruction of justice after allegedly throwing his phone into a river when he discovered investigators were about to arrest him while he was on a fishing trip
Both arrests reportedly, were the result of a joint investigation with the Louisiana Bureau of Investigation, Louisiana State Police, and the Livingston Parish Sheriff’s Office. The investigation was initiated following a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children regarding the possible possession and distribution of child pornography.
“It’s a sad day for us, for all law enforcement officers, when you arrest one of your own,” Livingston Parish Sheriff Jason Ard said in a statement. “ … but as I have said in the past, no one is above the law.”
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