Posted on 12/21/2001 3:24:35 AM PST by Quilla
A Las Vegas stripper accused of posting photos of herself having sadomasochistic sex with a married political cartoonist on the Internet after he ended their affair was ordered to stand trial on extortion and cyber-stalking charges.
Robin Kelly -- a self-described topless dancer named "Ruby Tuesday," hair-stylist and former professional wrestler known as "The Red Snapper" -- faces a possible eight years and four months in prison if convicted on eight criminal counts.
Ventura County Superior Court Judge Roland Purnell on Wednesday ordered Kelly to stand trial on charges of attempted extortion, stalking, witness intimidation, violating a restraining order and making harassing telephone calls.
Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Tom Temple said Kelly, 43, was the first defendant in the southern California community, which borders Los Angeles County, to stand trial on charges of stalking over the Internet.
"This is the first case of cyber-stalking that I'm aware of that's been prosecuted by this office," Temple said.
Prosecutors say that Kelly, a former dancer at Snookies topless club, had a seven year extra-marital affair with Jim Day, a political cartoonist for the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper.
When Day broke off the affair, prosecutors charge, Kelly was unhappy and blamed him for the loss of her apartment.
Prosecutors allege that after Kelly moved to the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley earlier this year she set up a Web site called The Politics of Jim Day that featured the two of them engaged in sadomasochism and bondage as well as pictures of his house and car and directions to his home.
Kelly was arrested in November and the web site has since been dismantled by authorities.
Kelly also allegedly sent the material to Day's work and home, made physical threats against the cartoonist and tried to choke his wife, prosecutors charge.
Purnell ordered Kelly to stand trial after two police officers testified that her Web site and other activities "destroyed" Day's reputation and led to him being ostracized at work.
Temple said Kelly could also face charges from Las Vegas prosecutors. A Las Vegas stripper accused of posting photos of herself having sadomasochistic sex with a married political cartoonist on the Internet after he ended their affair was ordered to stand trial on extortion and cyber-stalking charges.
Robin Kelly -- a self-described topless dancer named "Ruby Tuesday," hair-stylist and former professional wrestler known as "The Red Snapper" -- faces a possible eight years and four months in prison if convicted on eight criminal counts.
Ventura County Superior Court Judge Roland Purnell on Wednesday ordered Kelly to stand trial on charges of attempted extortion, stalking, witness intimidation, violating a restraining order and making harassing telephone calls.
Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Tom Temple said Kelly, 43, was the first defendant in the southern California community, which borders Los Angeles County, to stand trial on charges of stalking over the Internet.
"This is the first case of cyber-stalking that I'm aware of that's been prosecuted by this office," Temple said.
Prosecutors say that Kelly, a former dancer at Snookies topless club, had a seven year extra-marital affair with Jim Day, a political cartoonist for the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper.
When Day broke off the affair, prosecutors charge, Kelly was unhappy and blamed him for the loss of her apartment.
Prosecutors allege that after Kelly moved to the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley earlier this year she set up a Web site called The Politics of Jim Day that featured the two of them engaged in sadomasochism and bondage as well as pictures of his house and car and directions to his home.
Kelly was arrested in November and the web site has since been dismantled by authorities.
Kelly also allegedly sent the material to Day's work and home, made physical threats against the cartoonist and tried to choke his wife, prosecutors charge.
Purnell ordered Kelly to stand trial after two police officers testified that her Web site and other activities "destroyed" Day's reputation and led to him being ostracized at work.
Temple said Kelly could also face charges from Las Vegas prosecutors. A Las Vegas stripper accused of posting photos of herself having sadomasochistic sex with a married political cartoonist on the Internet after he ended their affair was ordered to stand trial on extortion and cyber-stalking charges.
Robin Kelly -- a self-described topless dancer named "Ruby Tuesday," hair-stylist and former professional wrestler known as "The Red Snapper" -- faces a possible eight years and four months in prison if convicted on eight criminal counts.
Ventura County Superior Court Judge Roland Purnell on Wednesday ordered Kelly to stand trial on charges of attempted extortion, stalking, witness intimidation, violating a restraining order and making harassing telephone calls.
Ventura County Deputy District Attorney Tom Temple said Kelly, 43, was the first defendant in the southern California community, which borders Los Angeles County, to stand trial on charges of stalking over the Internet.
"This is the first case of cyber-stalking that I'm aware of that's been prosecuted by this office," Temple said.
Prosecutors say that Kelly, a former dancer at Snookies topless club, had a seven year extra-marital affair with Jim Day, a political cartoonist for the Las Vegas Review Journal newspaper.
When Day broke off the affair, prosecutors charge, Kelly was unhappy and blamed him for the loss of her apartment.
Prosecutors allege that after Kelly moved to the Los Angeles suburb of Simi Valley earlier this year she set up a Web site called The Politics of Jim Day that featured the two of them engaged in sadomasochism and bondage as well as pictures of his house and car and directions to his home.
Kelly was arrested in November and the web site has since been dismantled by authorities.
Kelly also allegedly sent the material to Day's work and home, made physical threats against the cartoonist and tried to choke his wife, prosecutors charge.
Purnell ordered Kelly to stand trial after two police officers testified that her Web site and other activities "destroyed" Day's reputation and led to him being ostracized at work.
Temple said Kelly could also face charges from Las Vegas prosecutors.
© 2001 Reuters Ltd.
Gordon Lightfoot
Last 35 years in US, just a heap of double standards and littigation!!
25 years ago shared a midwifery practice with my wife. The local feminists didn't like the idea of a male midwife. Their corpulent leader told me I should stay home and do the housework. I said I beleived men and women were equal and entitled to the same professions.
Her reply: "I'll believe in equality after we've had the power for 200 years"!
Thanks,
Wolfie
 Jim Day Jim Day has been an artist at the Review-Journal for 17 years. He was the newspaper's graphics editor before becoming a fulltime political cartoonist. |
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