How Could You? Hall of Shame-Terral Anthony Parfait UPDATED

Jessica Milan Miller, Executive Director of the Gingerbread House, said mostly parents and guardians should be aware of any major behavioral changes.
Milan Miller said “All of the sudden things aren’t adding up. They’re either misbehaving at school or being shy. Covering up with heavy clothing even though it’s 90 degrees outside. These are all red flags. Means we need to look at it a little further.”All of these signs could be an indication of abuse but are not guarantees. These should only be a starting point to talk to your child.The likelihood of a sexual predator having more than 1 victim is very high. 70% of sexual predators have between 1 and 9 victims. 20% of sexual predators have between 10 and 40 victims.

If a child comes to you and tells you they have been abused, asses the situation for immediate danger, then call the police.”Warning signs of sexual abuse in children[ARkLA Tex 11/30/16 by Christian Henson]

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Update:“”A horrific situation.”That’s how Bossier Parish Sheriff Julian Whittington describes the case against a foster parent now in jail, charged with raping multiple children while in his care.

And detectives expect more victims to emerge.

BPSO Spokesperson Lt. Bill Davis confirms that 51-year-old Terral Anthony Parfait was in the U.S. Air Force at one time, which means sheriff’s detectives are working with Barksdale Air Force Base to get more information.

But the investigation doesn’t stop here.

Detectives are now checking into other places that Parfait has lived in the past.

On Mayflower Road, a quiet residential street in south Bossier Parish, investigators say a predator lurked.

Parfait, entrusted with caring for children, is now accused of raping them.

“In an instance where a foster parent molests a child, that’s a double trust issue.”

Jessica Miller and her team at the Gingerbread House in Shreveport see first-hand the aftermath of child sex crimes.

In this case, at least three male victims under the age of 12; three counts of first degree rape.

The sheriff’s office says those children are now undergoing forensic interviews at the Gingerbread House.

“We break the questions up into appropriate terms for that age child,” Miller says. “We also always have open-ended questions so that the child can always decide what he or she wants to disclose.”

Authorities say Parfait, who police say admitted to his role in the crimes, also produced child pornography involving children who were in his care.

A house of horrors, according to investigators, and a long road ahead to healing for his alleged victims.

“Sometimes we don’t see that first child that’s coming forward to disclose, that may be [victim] number 40,” explains Miller. “And so there may be multiple victims out there that are suffering in silence.”

Parfait was arrested Tuesday evening at his Mayflower Road home, and taken to the Bossier Parish Maximum Security Facility.

“We will thoroughly continue this investigation to ensure complete charges are brought forth and ensure this man is never able to victimize young people again,” Sheriff Julian Whittington said in a statement.

Sheriff’s detectives say they’re also working with the Louisiana Dept. of Children and Family Services (DCFS) to track any other children Parfait may have beein in contact with as a foster parent.

Hundreds of tapes, DVDs and flash drives, as well as multiple computers were seized by authorities and are being reviewed by investigators.

The sheriff’s office says more charges could be on the way.

Authorities are asking anyone whose children may have come in contact with Parfait in the past to call the Bossier Sheriff’s Office at (318) 965-2203.

Ask for the detectives over this case.”

More charges expected against Bossier foster parent accused of rape[KTBS 11/30/16 by Erin Buchanan]

Update 2: “The Bossier Parish grand jury on Monday indicted a former foster parent on charges he sexually abused three of the boys the state placed in his care.

Terral Anthony Parfait, 51, of 2500 block of Mayflower Road, was indicted on three counts of first-degree rape. The alleged victims ranged in age from 9 to 12 and the sexual abuse occurred over “years,” District Attorney Schuyler Marvin said.

At the time of his arrest, Parfait was a foster parent living alone. The former airman stationed at Barksdale Air Force Base was divorced but remained in the state’s foster parent program, Marvin said.

Six other boys also lived at Parfait’s foster home — some temporarily, others indefinitely, Marvin said. None of those boys complained of abuse, he said.

The investigation began after one of the alleged victims — now 15 years old — went to his grandmother with a computer hard drive he had stolen from Parfait, Marvin said. There were links to child porn sites as well as nude photos of children that were taken by Parfait, Marvin said.

“The boy felt he had to (steal the hard drive) to prove what he said,” Marvin said.

Detectives said an interview with Parfait led them to believe he had been engaging in sexual relations with young boys for at least seven years.

Parfait is jailed under $500,000 bond. He is awaiting arraignment and faces mandatory life in prison if convicted as charged.”

Former foster parent indicted on child rape charges [KTBS 1/7/17 by Gary Hines]