Birmingham officer fired after arrest in sex assault case

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04/20/2007

A Birmingham police officer charged earlier this week with sexual assault has been fired, the department announced this evening.

North Precinct patrol officer Perry Young, 35, had resigned early on Wednesday but rescinded that decision hours later. He had been on paid administrative leave.

Young is charged with first-degree sodomy. He was arrested and jailed Sunday evening after being accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old woman while on duty.

The assault happened in the 300 block of Second Terrace North on April 15, police said. The victim, who was possibly being questioned by Young for an outstanding warrant, later reported the assault to Young's supervisors at the North Precinct.

Investigators said they recovered evidence from Young's patrol car and from the site where the incident reportedly happened.