Posted on 08/20/2004 1:36:41 PM PDT by Hermann the Cherusker
Member of Kerry Legal Team to Step Down
Fri Aug 20,11:58 AM ET
DETROIT - A member of Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry (news - web sites)'s legal team said he'll step down after receiving a citation accusing him of soliciting a prostitute. He denied the charges.
Melvin "Butch" Hollowell, 44, was expected to appear in court Tuesday, a week after deputies saw the attorney pick up a woman near his Detroit home, authorities said.
His car was pulled over and impounded, but he was not arrested. He was released after he and the woman were cited, sheriff's department spokesman John Roach told The Detroit News for a Friday story.
In a statement late Thursday, Hollowell called the citation "a gross misunderstanding."
His attorney Gerald Evelyn said the woman had appeared to be in trouble and that Hollowell was driving her to a police station.
"The officers indicated that the woman was a known prostitute," Hollowell said. "No one was more surprised and embarrassed than me when the officers told me this.
"I am confident that these untrue charges will be dismissed quickly and I will be completely cleared."
The Kerry campaign has declined to comment. "We're still collecting information," said Rodell Mollineau, a Kerry spokesman.
Solicitation of a prostitute is a violation of a city ordinance and a misdemeanor punishable by up to 90 days in jail and $500 in fines, Evelyn told the Detroit Free Press.
Hollowell, a longtime fixture in state Democratic politics, is also resigning an unpaid position on the Michigan Civil Rights Commission, a post he was appointed to last week by Gov. Jennifer Granholm.
The Michigan Democratic Party did not return a message seeking comment.
He is resigning because he wants to spend more time with his family.
Hugh Grant and Eddie Murphy feel for ya, buddy.
Or maybe with his whore?
Oh and let me guess, the timing is suspicious too?
Abandoning a sinking ship.
This guy is really resigning because the USS Kerry is taking on water and will sink WAYYYYY before Nov.
Very suspicious. Obviously the Detroit Police Department is secretly run by Karl Rove.
Well, she works cheap. His boss Kerry won't put out for less than 500 million.
I could see how this would be a problem for the Kerry campaign.....the prostitute being a woman and all.....
But… but… occifer, she was a damsel in distress.
Said Hollowell, "A friend suggested I refer to myself as Miguel when seeking illicit relations. I guess that strategy sucked."
Didn't another well known person use the same excuse?
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John Edwards?
It's Bush's fault.
If this were from the Bush campaign, it would make the headlines in all the LSM.
Do regular people (i.e., not Democrat political candidates) need a "legal team"?
Figures.
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