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| 'Tigger' Found Not Guilty | |
| 2004-08-05 | |
A Walt Disney World worker who portrayed the character Tigger was found not guilty Wednesday of touching the breast of a 13-year-old girl while posing for a photo at the Magic Kingdom. Jurors found 36-year-old Michael Chartrand not guilty of misdemeanor battery and lewd and lascivious molestation, a felony, after deliberating for less than one hour. He had faced 15 years in prison if convicted. Defense attorney Jeffrey Kaufman tried on the Tigger costume late Wednesday in an effort to show jurors how difficult it would be to know exactly where a person's hands are when posing for photos.
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| Posted by:Steve |
| #13 1. The US takes very seriously sexual abuse of children. 2. 15 years max. Judges and juries have a lot of leeway in sentencing. Most likely, for a first time offense, he would have gotten a few months in jail or probation (since this would have been a difficult case to prove) and his picture into the sex offender registry. |
| Posted by: ed 2004-08-05 4:03:57 PM |
| #12 Excuse me, but 15 years for touching some breasts? With all respect... I know that cats have 9 lives but still... |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-08-05 3:52:23 PM |
| #11 Angelina would probably like the experiment. Very pretty, and totally out of her mind. But with Jon Voigt as her father, that explains a lot. |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-08-05 3:28:42 PM |
| #10 I always figured Tigger would beat the rap. Goofy? That's another story. |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-08-05 2:57:50 PM |
| #9 Angelina acts? |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-08-05 12:50:44 PM |
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| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-08-05 12:32:00 PM |
| #7 I liked how Tony is licking his lips... heh... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-05 12:30:12 PM |
| #6 .com ...Excellent. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-08-05 12:27:44 PM |
| #5 Don't sweat it; .com. Anything with Angelina Jolie is a-okay in my book, though not necessarily for the acting . . . |
| Posted by: The Doctor 2004-08-05 12:14:24 PM |
| #4 DF - like this? Apologies - just a quick knockoff... |
| Posted by: .com 2004-08-05 12:12:39 PM |
| #3 Just goes to show that if your hands are big enough, you can get away with murder. [Oddly apropos to the OJ trial as well] |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2004-08-05 11:04:26 AM |
| #2 This is a disturbing photo. |
| Posted by: Dragon Fly 2004-08-05 9:14:55 AM |
| #1 "An' then he fondled my bazooms with his paw, yer honor!" "This paw?" "That's an oven mitt!" "This one?" "That's a baseball glove!" "This one?" "Yeah! Dat's the one!" |
| Posted by: Fred 2004-08-05 9:09:15 AM |
