Posted on 08/26/2004 12:21:05 AM PDT by ETERNAL WARMING
Sexual assault lawsuit filed against William Kennedy Smith By ABC7Chicago.com / City News Service August 25, 2004 (Chicago, IL) — A former personnel assistant to Chicago doctor William Kennedy Smith filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the nephew of the late John F. Kennedy of sexually assaulting her inside his North Side home in 1999. The suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon, names Smith as the defendant and seeks in excess of $50,000. The plaintiff's attorney, Kevin O'Reilly, could not be reached for comment.
In December of 1991 Smith was acquitted of rape and battery charges following a televised trial in West Palm Beach, Florida.
The Kennedy legacy continues!
Not hard to believe but. . .
1999? Anybody know what the limitations period for a civil assault/battery claim in Illinois?
Same old, same old.
The Kennedys are thugs, murderers, rapists and liars.
Too bad it's not ole Ted. Of course, he's so old and overweight, the charge would have to be "Assault with a Dead Weapon." LOL
At least this woman is still alive and able to file a lawsuit.
However, I have to wonder what kind of woman would ever take a job with somebody in the Kennedy family, knowing their well-documented history.
I can't vouch for Illinois but most states have a fairly long statute period for sexual assault.
I think it's 7 years in Texas.
I saw a jet taking off from Dulles this AM and it looked heavy in the tail. Teddy must have been in the back flying out to payoff that pesky witness again!
Ahhh those kooky Kennedys. They are either flying off into the wild blue yonder, without being instrument and night rated, or they're raping women willy-nilly.
Oh no, don`t tell me we`re going to have to suffer through more descriptions of Ted wearing a shirt and no pants. "Errr---raaabaa---I *hic* went inside for *hic* a nightcap and removed *hic* my paaants *hic*"
You can find the state statutes for Illinois here
http://www.icasa.org/uploads/sex_crime_chart.pdf
Anywhere from 18 months to 10 years depending on circumstances.
Not only a DEAD weapon, by fermented at that.
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