A former Alabama co-chair of the 2016 Trump campaign has been charged with sexual abuse, according to police.
Perry Oliver Hooper Jr., 67, from Alabama, was charged with first-degree sexual abuse on Tuesday, Montgomery police Capt. Saba Coleman confirmed to the Washington Examiner.
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The alleged incident took place on Aug. 16, Coleman said, on the 100 block of Commerce Street — the location of a Hampton’s Inn & Suites. According to the court documents obtained by WSFA 12 News, Hooper Jr. was leaving a business on Montgomery’s Commerce Street around 8 p.m. when he allegedly grabbed the victim by the breasts and waist, then kissed her neck before she could break free.
Hooper is also a former Alabama state representative who served from 1984 until 2003.
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The former campaign co-chair is being held at the Montgomery County Detention Facility with bail set at $15,000.
