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Disturbing new details in case of deputy, teacher accused of child porn

Posted at 10:44 AM, Nov 07, 2019
and last updated 2019-11-07 11:44:45-05

WAFB's investigative team is reporting disturbing new details in the case of a deputy and teacher accused of creating child pornography and rape.

WARNING: THIS REPORT CONTAINS GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING DETAILS.

On the same day police moved Dennis Perkins to a state prison for safety reasons, the 9News Investigators reported that officials have informed parents of disturbing new allegations in the case.

Officials believe more than 50 children may have eaten small cakes that possibly contained semen, WAFB’s sources say. Sources add that in the vast majority of the cases, the parents of the children potentially involved already have been contacted. State investigators still are urging anyone with information on the case to come forward, the station reports.

Two sources say since his arrest, Dennis has been tested and showed no signs of having any STDs (sexually transmitted diseases). The Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) said Wednesday, Nov. 6 that someone getting an STD in this manner would be rare, but not impossible, the station reports.

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Perkins, 44, was booked with 60 counts of production of pornography involving a juvenile under the age of 13, two counts of first degree rape, three counts of possession of pornography involving a juvenile under the age of 13, two counts of video voyeurism, and two counts of obscenity. He is a former high-ranking Livingston Parish Sheriff's deputy, who had worked for the office since 2002. His wife, Cynthia Perkins, a former Livingston Parish school teacher, was booked with 60 counts of production of pornography involving a juvenile under the age of 13 and two counts of first degree rape.