Photo by Robin MayLAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Former Carencro police Sgt. Timothy Prejean has been sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for accepting cash from a strip club owner who handed Prejean $100 bills to ignore the prostitution and illegal drug sales at Desperado's Gentlemen's Cabaret.
Federal prosecutors said in a new release U.S. District Judge Richard Haik also ordered Monday that Prejean undergo three years of court supervision once he's released from prison. Haik told Prejean to report to prison by Sept. 21.
Prejean was the Carencro Police Department's lone detective who was in charge of issuing exotic dance permits to the girls at Desperado's, where off-duty Carencro officers provided security outside the club. The 42-year-old Prejean admitted to taking about $10,000 from James Panos, one of the club's owners, over the years.