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654: Jack Strain

Child Indecency, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Incest

Jack Strain was the Sheriff of St. Tammany Parish in Louisiana. He was elected in 1995 as a Democrat but switched to the GOP in 2003. In 2015, he was defeated in an election for his sixth term. He was accused of raping four boys. There were five victims. He was convicted two counts of aggravated incest, four counts of aggravated rape, misconduct with a child, and sexual battery. Other victims contacted the prosecutor but were not needed for the trial. Strain asked judge to set aside the conviction, but that did not happen. He was sentenced to four life sentences with no parole.

546: Ben Gibson

Child Sexual Abuse Material

Ben Gibson ran to represent LA-4 in Congress but fortunately, he lost. He was one month later for four counts of possession of child sexual exploitation material involving juveniles. There is a bit of George Santos at work with him as well. He claimed to work for the Bossier City Fire Department, but he didn’t. He didn’t work for the city at all. He was caught in a sting by the Attorney General’s Cyber Crime Unit.

354: Jerod Prunty

Trafficking

Jerod Prunty, aide to Louisiana Republican congressman Clay Higgins, was arrested for pandering along with eight other people in a trafficking case in Lafayette Parish. The trafficking operation was centered around five massage parlors. His roommate Pingjuan Xia was indicted as a co-conspirator and it is believed that Prunty introduced her to rich and influential men who then patronized her “massage parlors” that were staffed with immigrants forced to service clients.

341: Tom Schedler

Sexual Harassment

Tom Schedler was the Louisiana Secretary of State. In 2018, he was sued for sexual harassment by his subordinate. He sent her several suggestive emails and cards and she claims he retaliated when she rebuffed him. He claims he had a consensual sexual relationship with her, but she denies it. He tried to tough it out, refusing to resign, and promising not to run for re-election, but eventually gave into public outrage and resigned.

704: Dennis Perkins

Child Abuse, Child Molestation, Child Rape, Child Sexual Abuse Material, Rape

Dennis Perkins, 45, is facing 150 felony charges that allege rape, child pornography, sexual battery of a child, and video voyeurism. His wife, Cynthia Perkins, and former lover, Melanie Curtin, have already pleaded guilty to various crimes they committed with Perkins. Perkins is a former Sheriff’s lieutenant and head of the Livingston Parish SWAT team…