EDGARD — A LaPlace man and former law enforcement officer was sentenced to 10 years in jail this week following his guilty plea for the intentional exposure of the AIDS virus to juveniles.

Judge J. Sterling Snowdy sentenced Barlon Cammon, 33, of LaPlace Monday to ten years in prison at hard labor for two counts of Intentional Exposure to the AIDS Virus. According to District Attorney Bridget A. Dinvaut’s office, Snowdy ordered a suspended sentence of ten years with five years’ supervised probation for two counts of felony carnal knowledge of a juvenile. That sentence is to take affect following Cammon’s release from prison.

Cammon is also required to register as a sex offender for 15 years.

Cammon pleaded guilty to the charges Oct. 19 in front of Snowdy.

He was arrested Dec. 9, 2015, after St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office investigators said he engaged in sexual intercourse in St. John Parish with minors detectives believed were approximately 15 and 16 at the time.

According to authorities, the incidents occurred two to three years before his arrest.

St. John deputies were forwarded information on an ongoing investigation out of St. James Parish at the beginning of 2015.

Cammon worked for the St. John the Baptist Parish Sheriff’s Office from October, 2007 to April, 2009 before a stint with the Lutcher Police Department.

Assistant District Attorney Justin Lacour led the prosecution, assisted by ADAs Shelley Deville and Henri Dufresne. Attorney Eliza Carpenter represented Cammon.

According to the D.A.’s office, Cammon faces similar charges in St. James Parish.