[StBernard] St. Bernard President Dave Peralta to accuse wife of improper filing in divorce proceeding

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St. Bernard President Dave Peralta to accuse wife of improper filing in
divorce proceeding

Print Benjamin Alexander-Bloch, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune By Benjamin
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on March 24, 2014 at 7:45 AM, updated March 24, 2014 at 7:48 AM

St. Bernard Parish President Dave Peralta on Monday morning, March 24, 2014,
is scheduled to have a hearing in Chalmette contesting the fact that his
wife, Sharon Schaefer Peralta, claimed "in forma pauperis" status in her
divorce filings last month. That status can be filed when someone is without
the funds to pursue the normal costs of a lawsuit.

But Dave Peralta says that Sharon Peralta still was receiving paychecks from
parish government at the time and that her filing of an affidavit saying
that she required that status amounted to perjury of the court. Peralta and
his new attorney David Jarrell are expected to discuss those and other
matters on Monday during a hearing in front of Judge Michael Kirby.

It was unknown early Monday morning whether Sharon Peralta, who is being
represented by attorney Vernon Thomas, would attend the hearing in person.

Stay tuned to NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune for details following the
hearing.

It is another saga in the contentious divorce proceedings between Dave and
Sharon Peralta.

She accused Dave Peralta of raping her in October. Dave Peralta continues to
deny that charge. The state Attorney General's Office has been reviewing
possible criminal action.

Sharon Peralta had been working as a paralegal for parish government. And an
examination of her interactions with the parish administration before the
rape allegation, and leading up to their divorce filing in December, has
revealed several contentious moments between her and the administration
since about the summer of 2013, including her being suspended and the
administration filing some criminal reports against her.

Sharon Peralta also has filed a federal Equal Employment Opportunity
Commission discrimination charge against Dave Peralta, complaining in part
that he harassed her at work. And both spouses successfully have obtained
restraining orders against one another.