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NEWS RELEASE
October 20, 2017
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Alabama Attorney General
AG STEVE MARSHALL ANNOUNCES CONVICTION OF CHARLES
TODD HENDERSON FOR PERJURY, MAKING HIM INELIBIGLE TO
BE JEFFERSON COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY
(MONTGOMERY) ñAttorney General Steve Marshall announced that Charles
Henderson, who was elected District Attorney of Jefferson County last fall, was today
convicted of first-degree perjury, a felony, which renders him ineligible to hold the office.
Due to his indictment in January, Henderson was barred from assuming the office pending
the outcome of his criminal trial.
The conviction arises from testimony Henderson gave prior to his election, in a
domestic relations case in Jefferson County. Henderson had served as a guardian ad litem
for a child whose custody was at issue in the case. The testimony involved questions about
an undisclosed relationship Henderson developed with the childís mother prior to his
appointment. He was asked whether he had spent the night with the woman, which he
denied. The Attorney Generalís Special Prosecutions Division presented evidence that
indicated he had in fact spent the night with the woman, to whom he now is married.
Attorney General Steve Marshall stated, “As Attorney General, and as a former
District Attorney, I have a special appreciation for the requirement that witnesses be
truthful in court proceedings. Those persons who violate the obligation to provide truthful
testimony, especially those who are in a position of public trust, may expect to be held
accountable. I want to express special appreciation for the jury’s hard work, and for the
hard work of those in my Special Prosecutions Division.”
A sentencing date for Henderson is not yet set. He faces a potential penalty of one to
ten years imprisonment for first-degree perjury, a class C felony.
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