The Courier-Journal from Louisville, Kentucky
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1 COURIER JOURNAL, TUESDAY, JUNE 29, 1993 The director of the internationally acclaimed Ballard High School Concert Choir was charged yesterday with sodomizing a 15-year-old choir member. Perry Lester Puckett, 35, was arrested at his home at 1037 Wagner Ave. around 4:25 p.m. He was charged with third-degree sodomy, a felony, because the alleged victim, a boy, was under 16, said Sgt. Carl Yates, a Louisville police spokesman.If convicted, Puckett could be sentenced to up to five years in prison. He was released on his own recognizance and is scheduled to be arraigned in Jefferson District Court today. Yates said the Crimes Against Children Unit brought the charge after investigating confidential information it received Friday. Yates wouldn't say if the information came from the alleged victim or if the crime occurred while the choir was traveling for a performance. Yates did say the alleged offense occurred since November.Under Puckett's four-year direction, the choir has continued its...