Perry Young, a former police officer for the Birmingham police department, was sentenced to 18 months in prison, the minimum, for sodomizing a 19 year old woman wanted on outstanding warrants that he took into custody in April 15, 2007. He took her to a location on Second Terrace North then assaulted her, while wearing his badge and gun. He was fired April 20, 2007 for what prosecutor Misty Reynolds called a “gross abuse of his position as a law enforcement officer.”
A Jefferson County jury convicted Young on the sodomy charge in April. The conviction carried a minimum 10-year sentence. But the state's voluntary sentencing guidelines allowed a portion of the sentence to be suspended and called for Young to serve a prison term of 18 to 40 months.
Circuit Judge Tommy Nail imposed the minimum prison term under the guidelines and ordered Young to spend two years on probation after his release. A bailiff took Young into custody after the hearing. During the hearing, Young said he made a mistake that he deeply regretted.
"One day justice will be served," he said. "I apologize to everybody involved in this and I pray for the people that do bad things."
Defense lawyer Charles Salvagio said he had evidence that the victim was using sex to "jack up" police officers for money, but was barred by state law from using it in the trial.
Salvagio argued that the incident was an isolated mistake during a life dedicated to public service. He said the encounter would have been considered consensual if Young had not been in uniform and on duty at the time.
Judge Nail said that the jury found that Young used his position as an officer to coerce the woman into sex in exchange for freedom, calling it a violation of the public trust.
"He violated the public trust, and he did it wearing a police uniform. He used the implied threat of a gun and his uniform."
Nail also warned the family members of Young, who have allegedly harassed the victim and her relatives, than they would face prosecution if the harassment continued.
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perry is good man spoken from the first thing he brought into this world. he made a mistake he did wrong but he is human and humans make mistakes he confesed to the part he did wrong and confessed to what he did not do. he lied to me alot but i beleive him and love him.
this is from aishia young his 15 year lod little girl yes what he did was wrong but she was a whore and she need to admit her part in it to.she wanted to do that to him.she ask and my father is a good kind hearted person.for the last past 2 years people done put his 7 kidz though hell cause every body have something to say.and she need to be admit what she did because of this it has pull my daddy away from us.and i belive they my daddy.but it always to part to a sory so ask her what she said to him.and i knew this young lady she used to work at mikes cross road.my little brothers a my sisterare to young to be put though this a people are making it hard. so asks her what she did
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