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In the statement, Elizabeth Daly said the last words she heard from Hooper were "I’ll get away with it, because I’m Perry Hooper."
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Perry Hooper Jr. stories
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"He put a hand on the hip, pecked on the cheek," Hooper's attorney, Tommy Gallion, said.
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In a lawsuit filed against the City of Montgomery and MPD, Hooper claims his sexual assault arrest was part of an elaborate political scheme.
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Hooper was facing a felony sexual assault charge.
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Hooper had been charged with felony sexual assault, but the alleged victim refused to cooperate with his prosecution.
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Hooper’s accuser seems to have successfully matched his power with some of her own. And she just might be winning.
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Hooper was indicted on a felony sexual assault charge earlier this month following an incident at a Montgomery restaurant.
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The indictment by a Montgomery grand jury comes after an August arrest on charges he groped and kissed a restaurant hostess.
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Hooper "grabbed the victim's breasts and waist while shoving his pelvis into the victim's backside."
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Hooper is a member of the Alabama Republican Party Executive Committee and a former state representative.