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Actor Pleads No Contest to Porn Charge (Jeffrey Jones)
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Posted on 07/08/2003 8:17:39 PM PDT by chance33_98

Actor Pleads No Contest to Porn Charge

LOS ANGELES - Actor Jeffrey Jones (news), who played the high school principal in the 1980s comedy "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," pleaded no contest Tuesday to a felony charge of employing a 14-year-old boy to pose for sexually explicit photos.

Jones was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to register as a sex offender and undergo counseling.

A misdemeanor charge of possession or control of child pornography was dropped.

"I'm sorry that this incident was allowed to occur. Such an event has never happened before and it will never happen again," Jones said outside court. The 56-year-old actor also appeared in the films "Beetlejuice" and "Sleepy Hollow" and was Emperor Joseph II in 1984's "Amadeus."

Jones had been free on $20,000 bond. He was arrested Nov. 14 after a 12-month investigation that also resulted in the arrest of actor Paul Reubens (news), who is best known for the character Pee-wee Herman.

Reubens, 50, who is free on $20,000 bail, has pleaded innocent to one misdemeanor count of possessing material depicting children under 18 engaging in sexual conduct.

The charge, which carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail and a $2,500 fine, resulted from a search of Reubens' home in November 2001. Police seized his art collection and personal computers.


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1 posted on 07/08/2003 8:17:39 PM PDT by chance33_98
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To: chance33_98
Isn't this his private business?
</sarcasm>
2 posted on 07/08/2003 8:18:52 PM PDT by ladyinred (The left have blood on their hands.)
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To: ladyinred
A misdemeanor charge of possession or control of child pornography was dropped.

WHY was this dropped?

3 posted on 07/08/2003 8:21:00 PM PDT by Pan_Yans Wife (Lurking since 2000.)
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4 posted on 07/08/2003 8:21:29 PM PDT by Support Free Republic (Your support keeps Free Republic going strong!)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
...Bueller....BUELLER?
5 posted on 07/08/2003 8:24:44 PM PDT by jaz.357 (The beatings will continue until morale improves!)
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To: chance33_98
Les jeux sont faits. Translation: the game is up. Your ass is mine.
6 posted on 07/08/2003 8:27:20 PM PDT by Senator Pardek
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To: chance33_98
"I'm sorry that this incident was allowed to occur. Such an event has never happened before and it will never happen again," Jones said outside court.

I'm sorry that this pervert is still allowed to breathe free air. Such an event happens all too often and should never happen again.

7 posted on 07/08/2003 8:29:03 PM PDT by strela ("Each of us can find a maggot in our past which will happily devour our futures." Horatio Hornblower)
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To: chance33_98
"I'm sorry that this incident was allowed to occur. Such an event has never happened before and it will never happen again," Jones said.

"Unless, of course, I get caught," he said later.
8 posted on 07/08/2003 8:35:36 PM PDT by AdA$tra (Tagline maintenance in progress......)
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To: chance33_98
"I'm sorry that this incident was allowed to occur..."...interesting phrasing - as though the incident just materialized from nowhere and smacked him in the face before he could do anything about it - he apparently still feels no responsibility (or probably guilt) for what happened....
9 posted on 07/08/2003 8:36:22 PM PDT by Intolerant in NJ
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To: chance33_98
"I'm sorry that this incident was allowed to occur. Such an event has never happened before and it will never happen again," Jones said outside court.

Spoken like someone in denial. I've got to say, it blew me away last year when they showed him at his arraignment. These actors bring laughter and entertainment to our lives one day and the next day are showing their true selves. After Operation Iraqi Freedom, I'm losing count of how many whose movies I will not go to.

Went to see Auhnold in Terminator 3 . . . my opinion . . . great flick. Anyway they show the previews of the next Clint Eastwood (Directed/Produced) Movie (based on a true story). I like Eastwood, but this movie will star Sean Penn . . . no way Jose! I won't put money in that traitors pockets.

10 posted on 07/08/2003 8:39:20 PM PDT by w_over_w (It's never too late for Caltrate!)
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To: chance33_98
What dirt does he have on others? That is my first question.
11 posted on 07/08/2003 8:46:41 PM PDT by ikka
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To: chance33_98
He was in Easy Money with Rodney Dangerfield. In that film Joe Pesci called him "half a fag". This seemed like a good description of the semi-effeminate character he played (which was in part type-casting). But maybe there was a deeper observation in this remark. He did an excellent job in Amadeus.
12 posted on 07/08/2003 8:58:55 PM PDT by wideminded
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To: chance33_98
Yea, he's not a bad actor, just a real scumbag in real life.
If he had been a non-person (like the rest of us) he'd be spending some quality time with "Bubba"
13 posted on 07/08/2003 9:06:20 PM PDT by cavtrooper21 (I will not go quietly into the dark....)
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To: chance33_98

Peeping soon in a window near you.

14 posted on 07/08/2003 9:07:27 PM PDT by martin_fierro (A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
Probably because it turned out the material either did not portray minors engaged in sex acts, or it was impossible to determine whether minors were depicted or not. This is a real problem as these cases are prosecuted, many times it turns out the material is not true child porn. Other times the offenders are in possession of so much of it that it's not feasible to determine whether some of it is illegal.
15 posted on 07/08/2003 9:07:53 PM PDT by motexva
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To: chance33_98
No jail time. I suppose if I took nekkid pictures of a 14 yr old girl I could expect to stay out of the slammer? Not.
16 posted on 07/08/2003 9:08:41 PM PDT by squidly
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To: chance33_98
"I'm sorry that this incident was allowed to occur.

I love how these people will not admit responsibility for the actions they take.

Apparently he 'allowed' the youngster to take money from his wallet and 'allowed' the camera to take the photos and 'allowed' someone to develop them ....

17 posted on 07/08/2003 9:09:46 PM PDT by cinFLA
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To: Pan_Yans Wife
WHY was this dropped?

I would guess part of a plea bargain. The did get him for the more serious charge.

18 posted on 07/08/2003 9:11:37 PM PDT by cinFLA
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To: squidly
No jail time. I suppose if I took nekkid pictures of a 14 yr old girl I could expect to stay out of the slammer? Not.

Read the article. He got five.

19 posted on 07/08/2003 9:12:35 PM PDT by cinFLA
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To: cinFLA
five years probation
20 posted on 07/08/2003 9:13:08 PM PDT by squidly
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