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Former Grand Isle council member convicted of molesting 2 girls

Former Grand Isle council member convicted of molesting 2 girls
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A Jefferson Parish jury convicted former Grand Isle town council member and former Grand Isle police officer Elgene Gary Sr. of sexually abusing underage girls.

Gary, 81, is guilty of three counts of sexual battery. Two of the counts involved the same victim.


One woman testified that when she was seven years old, Gary began abusing her and continued to do so until she was 15. She said she only felt safe to report it to law enforcement after her family moved from Grand Isle following Hurricane Ida in 2021.

The other victim said Gary abused her when she was between the ages of seven and 10, between 1988 and 1991/

The defense argued that the witnesses gave inconsistent testimony. The jury disagreed.

"They deserved to be believed, and they deserve justice," Assistant District Attorney Brooke Harris told jurors in closing arguments.

Sentencing is set for June 16.