According to recent reporting, one former Republican Alabama state representative has now filed a lawsuit, in which he claims that he believes he was arrested for sexual abuse, simply because he has shown public support for scandal-ridden ex-President Donald Trump.
AL.com broke the news that former AL lawmaker Perry Hooper Jr. has filed a new lawsuit against Montgomery’s police chief and the city of Montgomery, following his recent arrest on charges of alleged sexual abuse against a hostess in 2022.
The original charges against Hooper were lodged by his alleged victim, Elizabeth Daly, who ultimately dropped those charges after the former GOP lawmaker issued a public apology to Daly.
Charging documents broke last August, in which police said the “suspect grabbed the victim’s breasts and waist while shoving his pelvis against the victim’s backside.”
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Daly has since released a statement via her legal representation:
I have asked that any charges against Perry Hopper be dismissed. The matters relating to Mr. Hooper and me have been resolved and going through the turmoil of a trial would provide no more justice than getting a sincere public apology from Mr. Hooper. I so respect and appreciate law enforcement and the job they have to perform, nevertheless, I request these charges be dismissed.”
But it seems Hooper isn’t ready to let sleeping dogs lie anytime soon.
According to the new reporting, Hooper and his legal team have filed this new lawsuit claiming that the former lawmaker’s arrest was improper and demanding that police turn over the surveillance video that was used to charge him, labeling the allegations lodged against him as “laughable.”
“The Plaintiff and his family have suffered emotionally and financially,” Hooper’s lawsuit asserts. “The only way for the Plaintiff to save his reputation is to view said file and expose what was an obvious political set-up by the Plaintiff’s political enemies.”
The former lawmaker’s suit then goes on to blatantly link his sexual abuse arrest to his public support for scandal-ridden former President Donald Trump.
“Based on information independently obtained, these enemies were working in a company to destroy the plaintiff for his published letters and support as Alabama Coordinator for President Donald Trump,” the lawsuit reads.
In the suit, Hooper is ultimately seeking recognition from the city that they violated his due process rights and open records laws.
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