Victim’s Accusation Drags Candidate’s Past Back into Mass. Race - Roll Call
The Congressional campaign of Jeff Perry (R) suffered a heavy blow this week, when the victim of an illegal strip search nearly 20 years ago revealed her identity Tuesday and accused the former police sergeant of failing to protect her.
The allegation is the latest to surface in the increasingly ugly race in Massachusetts’ 10th district, with the camps trading barbs over Perry’s time as a sergeant and Democrat Bill Keating’s work as a district attorney. A recent survey by the Boston Globe shows Keating leading Perry, 46 to 43 percent. Perry is currently a state Representative.
Lisa Allen, who was illegally strip-searched by Perry’s subordinate in 1991 at the age of 14, released a statement Tuesday to the Boston Globe suggesting that Perry could hear her screaming during the ordeal. She gave the Globe permission to identify her by her maiden name in its report, which was published Wednesday.