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On December 26, 1951, the day following [[Christmas]], Connor was arrested in a hotel room for adultery with Christina Brown, his secretary.<ref name=politicalgraveyard/> As a result of a falling-out with police chief Marcus Hancock and detective Henry Darnell, who Connor placed on sick leave and sought to fire, Darnell exposed Connor's illicit relationship with Brown, violating a very ordinance suggested and instituted years prior by none other than Connor himself.<ref name=affairinfo>Eskew, Glenn T. (1997). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/But_for_Birmingham/n6jqCQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bull+connor+christina+brown&pg=PT99&printsec=frontcover But for Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle]. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref> Suddenly desperate, the commissioner pleaded Darnell to take into consideration his "poor, sick wife," adding, "Think of me, Henry. You are crucifying me. You're ruining me politically."

On December 26, 1951, the day following [[Christmas]], Connor was arrested in a hotel room for adultery with Christina Brown, his secretary.<ref name=politicalgraveyard/> As a result of a falling-out with police chief Marcus Hancock and detective Henry Darnell, who Connor placed on sick leave and sought to fire, Darnell exposed Connor's illicit relationship with Brown, violating a very ordinance suggested and instituted years prior by none other than Connor himself.<ref name=affairinfo>Eskew, Glenn T. (1997). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/But_for_Birmingham/n6jqCQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bull+connor+christina+brown&pg=PT99&printsec=frontcover But for Birmingham: The Local and National Movements in the Civil Rights Struggle]. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref> Suddenly desperate, the commissioner pleaded Darnell to take into consideration his "poor, sick wife," adding, "Think of me, Henry. You are crucifying me. You're ruining me politically."

Ever since public knowledge of the sex scandal, the local media in Birmingham began to increasingly criticize Connor.<ref name=speaktruthtopower>Patrick Dorsey, Mignette Y. (June 20, 2010). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Speak_Truth_to_Power/weMy0Cgej7MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bull+connor+christina+brown&pg=PA23&printsec=frontcover Speak Truth to Power: The Story of Charles Patrick, a Civil Rights Pioneer], pp. 23–24. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref> The ''Birmingham News'' demanded a swift resignation: "Mr. Connor cannot do the kind of job that is needed in his high office. Conditions within his department cannot be what they should be so long as he continues in office." Another paper commented:

Ever since public knowledge of the sex scandal, the local media in Birmingham began to increasingly criticize Connor.<ref name=speaktruthtopower>Patrick Dorsey, Mignette Y. (June 20, 2010). [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Speak_Truth_to_Power/weMy0Cgej7MC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=bull+connor+christina+brown&pg=PA23&printsec=frontcover Speak Truth to Power: The Story of Charles Patrick, a Civil Rights Pioneer], pp. 23–24. ''Google Books''. Retrieved October 4, 2023.</ref> The ''Birmingham News'' demanded a swift resignation: "Mr. Connor cannot do the kind of job that is needed in his high office. Conditions within his department cannot be what they should be so long as he continues in office." Another paper commented:<ref name=speaktruthtopower/>

{{cquote|If complete reorganization of the police department, after necessary firings or resignations, is required to restore public confidence and lift the morale of the honest, hard-working officers remaining, then the sooner that job is done the better.|||''Post-Herald'', cir. Dec. 1951}}

{{cquote|If complete reorganization of the police department, after necessary firings or resignations, is required to restore public confidence and lift the morale of the honest, hard-working officers remaining, then the sooner that job is done the better.|||''Post-Herald'', cir. Dec. 1951}}