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<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>Cynthia Perkins was sentenced to 41 years in prison years in Livingston Parish court on Friday </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>Perkins, 36, was convicted on Monday in a plea arrangement where she admitted guilt to three felony sex-crimes charges which saw 68 charges against her dropped </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>The former Livingston Parish middle school teacher admitted to giving her students cupcakes laced with her now ex-husband&#8217;s sperm on at least two occasions </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>She pled guilty to second-degree rape, producing child pornography and conspiracy mingling of harmful substances</strong> <strong>mingling of harmful substances</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>Cynthia was initially ;charged with 72 felony counts but most were dropped in her plea deal which requires her to testify ;against her ex, Dennis Perkins, 46 ;</strong> </h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>Cynthia and her husband Dennis Perkins were arrested in 2019 after authorities acting on a tip found the photo of the couple, naked with a minor </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>Couple, accused of raping a minor under 13 and taking nude photographs with the child, initially were indicted for producing child pornography, raping two children and one adult </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>Dennis, a Sheriff&#8217;s lieutenant and leader of the SWAT team, resigned immediately and was hit with a 78 count indictment </strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>The couple divorced shortly after with Cynthia claiming that she manipulated by Dennis into committing the sex crimes</strong></h2>



<h2 class="has-text-color has-medium-font-size wp-block-heading" id="ext-gen75" style="color:#493737"><strong>The trial for Dennis Perkins on multiple sexual assault cases begins in May</strong></h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Cynthia-Perkins-2-1024x575.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400678"/><figcaption>Former teacher Cynthia Perkins arrives for Cynthia Perkins was sentenced to 41 years in Livingston Parish court on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.</figcaption></figure>



<p>Cynthia Perkins was sentenced to 41 years in Livingston Parish court on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. <br>Prior to sentencing, the 36-year-old issued an apology to her family, former friends, former coworkers, students, victims, and Livingston Parish. <br>Perkins accepted a plea deal from prosecutors on Monday, Feb. 14, in exchange for testifying against her ex-husband, Dennis Perkins, 46. <br>She was sentenced to 40 years at hard labor without the benefit of probation or parole on the second-degree rape. <br>On the count of production of child porn, she was sentenced to 30 years to run concurrent. <br>on the last count of conspiracy of mingling harmful substances, she was sentenced to one year to run consecutive and will be required to register as a sex offender for life.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Cynthia-Perkins-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400664" width="837" height="600"/><figcaption><strong>Cynthia Perkins, [photo], 36, will face 41 years in prison after pleading guilty to a slew of sex charges including making child porn and giving her students cupcakes laced with her husband&#8217;s sperm</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Cynthia Perkins, a former ;middle school teacher in Livingston Parish, Louisiana, was facing 41 years in prison at sentencing, after her convictions on sex crimes earlier in the week. Perkins, 36, accepted a plea deal Monday which included an agreement to testify against her ex-husband, former sheriff&#8217;s lieutenant Dennis Perkins. <br>The acceptance which came before jury selection was slated to begin for her trial, saw the dismissal of 68 charges.<br>The victims&#8217; families reportedly, agreed to the deal, believing that the real monster in the sickening scenario is her ex, Dennis Perkins.<br>The former Westside Junior High School teacher admitted guilt in a slew of sex-crimes charges and was convicted on three charges of second-degree rape, producing child pornography and conspiracy mingling of harmful substances. <br>Per the plea deal, Perkins had to agree to certain facts in the case such as assisting her husband in the sexual assault of a juvenile, helping Dennis film a juvenile while bathing, and lacing desserts with Dennis’ semen before giving them to school-aged children.<br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Dennis-Perkins-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400665" width="828" height="774"/><figcaption><strong>Cynthia&#8217;s ex-husband, former sheriff&#8217;s lieutenant Dennis Perkins [photo], was arrested along with her in October 2019 when authorities found a photo of the couple naked with a minor after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Cynthia then 34, and Dennis Perkins, then 44, were arrested at their home in Sabine Parish, Louisiana on October 23, 2019 after authorities, acting on a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, found a photograph of the pair, naked with a minor. <br>The couple were accused of raping a minor under 13 and taking nude photographs with the child. They were initially indicted on a combined 150 counts for producing child pornography, raping two children and one adult. <br>Dennis Perkins also ejaculated on baked goods that his wife later served to children at her school.<br>Cynthia Perkins was detained on 60 counts of production of pornography involving a juvenile under the age of 13, and two counts of first-degree rape. Ultimately she was charged on a 72 count indictment <br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Cynthia-Perkins-3.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400682" width="840" height="365"/><figcaption><strong>Cynthia Perkins is seen arriving in court on Monday Feb 14 to accept her plea agreement</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Her husband Dennis, was booked into jail on 60 counts of production of pornography involving a juvenile under 13, two counts of first-degree rape, three counts of possession of child pornography where the victim was under 13, two counts of video voyeurism and two counts of obscenity.<br>The former law officer also faced charges relating to obstruction of justice after allegedly throwing his phone in a river on a fishing trip after realizing investigators were about to arrest him. He was indicted on 78 felony counts.<br>Dennis had worked with the sheriff&#8217;s office since 2002 and was head of the SWAT team when he was arrested, was fired from the Livingston Parish Sheriff&#8217;s Office following his arrest,<br></p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Dennis-Perkins-and-Cynthia-Perkins-2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400684" width="840" height="818"/><figcaption><strong>The couple, Cynthia and Dennis [photo], were arrested in October 2019 when authorities found a photo of the pair, naked with a minor after receiving a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Cynthia Perkins resigned from her junior high school teaching job the day she was arrested. She&#8217;d taught English language arts at Westside Junior High School since 2016. Prior to that, she worked at North Live Oak Elementary and Live Oak Middle School for four years. ;<br>Cynthia filed for divorce shortly after her arrest, alleging that Dennis had manipulated her into committing the crimes. <br>As a condition of her accepting the plea deal on Monday, Cynthia ;waived any right to an appeal and an attempt to avoid conviction. <br>Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry also said she &#8216;spared the victims from reliving her horrific crimes during this particular trial.&#8217; ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Westside-Junior-High-School-Louisiana-1.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400671" width="843" height="584"/><figcaption><strong>Cynthia Perkins resigned from her teaching job the day she was arrested in 2019. She had taught English language arts at Westside Junior High School in Livingston Parish, Louisiana [photo], since 2016 </strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>Her attorney, James Spokes, ;called the plea deal &#8216;the best possible outcome.&#8217; ;<br>&#8216;We weighed all the options and available information, and considering the circumstances… We really feel as though this was the best decision,&#8217; Spokes said. ;<br>&#8216;Cynthia decided this was in her best interest. She feels a lot of remorse over what&#8217;s happened. We side with her when she says this was the best decision she could make at this time. ;<br>&#8216;Cynthia decided this was in her best interest. She feels a lot of remorse over what&#8217;s happened. We side with her when she says this was the best decision she could make at this time. ;</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full is-resized"><img src="https://konniemoments.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Melanie-Curtin-7.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-400704" width="838" height="449"/><figcaption><strong>Melanie Curtin, [L-R], the third person associated with the Perkins case has been of aggravated rape and voyeurism. The aggravated rape charge which carries a penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole or reduced sentencing</strong></figcaption></figure>



<p>A Jury later will determine the sentencing for a third person associated with the Perkins case. Melanie Curtin, 42, is facing a mandatory life sentence.<br>On December 3, 2021, a Livingston Parish jury convicted Melanie Curtin of aggravated rape and voyeurism in a 2014 sexual assault of an unconscious woman. Curtin and Dennis Perkins were co-conspirators in a sexual assault case. <br>Although married to different people at the time, the pair had been having an affair, prosecutors say.<br>The jury found Curtin, 42, guilty of the most serious possible charge of aggravated rape, which carries a penalty of life in prison without the possibility of parole or reduced sentencing. The jury also found her guilty on the charge of video voyeurism.<br>Members of the jury, visibly shaken, came back into the court room several times to ask for clarification. Jurors asked to re-watch the harrowing 17-minute tape where Curtin and her lover, Livingston Parish sheriff’s deputy Dennis Perkins both raped an unconscious woman and took turns filming the assault. <br>After eight hours of deliberation, the jurors arrived at a unanimous verdict of GUILTY of aggravated rape. <br>Dennis Perkins who was then a narcotics detective is charged in the same case and is set to go on trial in May.<br>Investigators discovered the smoking gun video inside the home of Dennis Perkins as they were gathering evidence following his arrest for child rape in 2019. <br>Despite efforts by Curtin&#8217;s attorneys to exclude that devastating piece of evidence, a judge ruled in April 2021 that prosecutors could show the 2014 video at Curtin&#8217;s trial that shows Dennis Perkins and Curtin raping a drugged and incapacitated woman.</p>

Female Louisiana teacher, 36, will serve 41 years minimum in jail; Cynthia Perkins pled guilty on Monday to aiding her husband in making child porn and feeding students cupcakes laced with her husband’s sperm
