Federal Judge Faces Four Criminal Sexual Conduct Charges

A federal administrative law judge in Livonia was charged Friday with inappropriately touching a 33-year-old Pontiac woman, an allegation Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy said was troubling, given the judge’s position. The judge, Henry Perez, 74, was charged with three counts of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct.

Perez is currently on leave from his position as an administrative law judge for the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review, Worthy’s office said.

Perez was working at the Social Security Administration office on the 19500 block of Victor Parkway in Livonia around 7 a.m. on Dec. 28, 2016, when he called the complainant into his officer, Worthy said. Once inside, he’s accused of inappropriately touching the woman’s body against her will.

“These allegations are very troubling,” Worthy said in a statement. “his type of charged behavior will not be tolerated no matter your station in life.”

Perez was arraigned Friday in 16th District Court, where bond was set at $3,000/10 percent. He was barred from contact with the complainant and ordered to stay away from the Social Security Administration building, or from carrying firearms.

His probable cause hearing is at 9 a.m. On March 23, and his preliminary examination is at 9 a.m. on March 30.

The charge is punishable by up to two years in jail.

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