Woman in groping case: I’m ‘outraged’ at Alabama ex-lawmaker

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A woman who told police she was groped by a former state lawmaker and Donald Trump fundraiser said she is angered by him calling the incident “laughable” and said he did an about-face on his apology after she asked to dismiss the criminal charge against him.

Elizabeth Daly on Thursday issued a statement through her attorney in response to claims in a court action filed by former Rep. Perry Hooper Jr. Hooper was arrested in August on a sexual abuse charge after being accused of grabbing Daly’s breasts and body as she was working as a restaurant hostess. Prosecutors later dropped the case at Daly’s request.

The Associated Press doesn’t normally identify alleged victims of sexual abuse, but it is naming Daly because she identified herself in a statement to reporters.

Hooper filed an action against the city seeking a copy of his police file and a video of the incident.

In the lawsuit, Hooper said the abuse accusation was “laughable” and suggested he was the victim of a political set-up.