Chad Perkins is a radio host and a Republican representative in the Missouri state legislature. He is a former police officer. It is alleged that while a police officer, he had sex with a drunk nineteen-year-old teenager in his custody. He claims it was consensual and bringing it up is political maneuvering.
There is no such thing as consent when a person is in custody of the police. To add to the inability to consent is the fact she was drunk. This is rape.
Perkins called the woman when he learned this scandal was going public and warned her not to tell the truth, threatening her that her name would be dragged through the mud. She provided records of his calls.
In a case of epic irony, Perkins supported a bill that made it a felony for a law enforcement officer to “engage in sexual conduct with a detainee or prisoner who is in the custody of such officer.”
He is still in the legislature.
- St. Louis Post Dispatch: Report alleges Missouri lawmaker had sex with teen while he was a cop
- AP News: Woman: Missouri lawmaker told her to deny allegations
Kansas City, Missouri · Saturday, May 29, 2021