A former Grand Isle Council member and police officer has been convicted of molesting two girls dating back to the late 1980s.

On Thursday, a Jefferson Parish jury found Elgene Gary Sr. guilty of three counts of sexual battery after deliberating for five hours, District Attorney Paul Connick Jr. said in a press release . Because Louisiana has more severe penalties for abuse of children under 13, two of the charges are related to one victim before and after her 13th birthday.

Both Grand Isle victims testfied during the trial, as did a Michigan woman who told the jury he abused her when she was 10 years old and he was visiting Michigan on a hunting trip.

Gary, now 81, was elected to the the Town Council in 2020 after serving on the police department and Grand Isle Port Commission. As

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