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Dennis Perkins, a former Livingston Parish Sheriff s deputy, had requested that the trial be held separately.
The couple faces trial in July on multiple charges involving the abuse of children.
Last week, Dennis Perkins attorney said he would hope there wouldn t be a trial, instead would prefer a plea deal in the case. No one wants to participate in a trial where there s going to be this kind of evidence shown whether or not it s related to my client, attorney Jarrett Ambeau said. Everyone wants to avoid that.
The couple was arrested in 2019 on charges of rape and child pornography among multiple others. Ambeau says these heinous crimes can make the jury selection process difficult.
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Hope for plea deal, request for separate trials - new details as court looms for Dennis and Cynthia Perkins
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LIVINGSTON – Dennis Perkins, the former Livingston sheriff’s deputy at the center of a shocking child sex investigation that’s gripped the parish, would prefer a plea deal to avoid a trial, his attorney said.
Perkins and his wife, Cynthia, appeared in court Friday via Zoom.
Dennis Perkins’ attorney, Jarrett Ambeau, said a plea deal would be discussed as opposed to a trial.
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