EDGARD – The court case against Judge E. Jeff Perilloux has been continued to October 28, according to the St. John Clerk of Court’s office.

The trial was previously scheduled to begin July 29, as announced by ad hoc Judge Dennis Waldron in May.

Perilloux is accused of nonconsensual touching, inappropriate text messages and other alleged indecent contact with minors.

In previous comments to L’OBSERVATEUR, Perilloux has maintained his innocence.

Perilloux has been on leave from the bench since voluntarily stepping down May 16, 2018 following published accounts of multiple criminal investigations into his behavior with underage females.

Perilloux was elected judge in December 2016 and began serving in January 2017 following an election to fill the unexpired term of departing Judge Mary Hotard Becnel.

The 40th Judicial District Court covers St. John Parish and is divided into three divisions. The general jurisdiction court hears civil, criminal, traffic, juvenile, family and probate matters.

Perilloux previously served for a dozen years as an assistant district attorney in St. John Parish. He was also a legal counsel representative for St. John the Baptist Parish Government.