Louisiana – He faced 150 counts of sex crimes when he was arrested in 2019. News outlets reported that at Tuesday’s hearing, Perkins entered the plea to charges of second-degree rape, sexual battery of a child and other charges.
Perkins had been scheduled to go to trial Jan. 9 but accepted the plea deal.
His now-ex-wife pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced to 41 years behind bars.
She pleaded guilty to second-degree rape, production of child pornography and conspiracy of mingling harmful substances in February 2022. As part of her plea deal, 68 of the 72 charges against her were dropped and she agreed to testify against Dennis had his trial moved forward.
She was sentenced to 41 years in prison.
She filed for divorce from her husband following their arrests and alleged that he had manipulated her into committing the crimes. She resigned from Westside Junior High School the day after her arrest.
According to The Advocate, Dennis Perkins’ trial was scheduled to start on Monday, where he would face 78 charges.
His trial was delayed last year after the state dumped as many as 800,000 digital files it obtained and his lawyer requested additional time to review them, the paper reported.
Perkins, 47, will spend the rest of his life in prison, per his plea deal.
“He not only waived any right to appeal, probation, or parole and any attempt to avoid conviction, but Mr. Perkins also spared the victims from reliving his horrific crimes during trial,” said Attorney General Jeff Landry, whose office prosecuted the case, told The Advocate.
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