A former Louisiana judge who was convicted of sex crimes against minors in 2020 is back in prison after an appeals court overturned a lower court decision granting Elzey “Jeffrey” Perilloux’s release from custody on a $300,000 bond.
An embattled former St. John the Baptist Parish judge who was set to be released from jail on an appeals bond on a sex crime conviction will remain jailed for now.
Former St. John the Baptist Parish judge Elzey “Jeff” Perilloux got a fleeting taste of freedom this week, released on bond from a 14-year prison sentence pending his appeal