The Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeal has agreed to allow the upcoming trial for Dennis Perkins to be postponed, allowing his attorney to attend another trial scheduled to start the same day.
Jury selection in the trial was set to start next Tuesday.
Prosecutors with the Louisiana Attorney General’s Office said late Wednesday they will now push to start the trial against his wife, Cynthia Perkins, next Tuesday instead.
Because of a busy court calendar, the trial for Dennis Perkins will likely not be held until next year.
Perkins, a former Livingston Parish Sheriff’s deputy, is accused of multiple charges, including rape and producing child pornography. His former school teacher wife, Cynthia, is also charged in the case and is set to be tried separately.
