The list from yesterday made me think about how often we hear about celebs doing (or allegedly) sexual things with, around, or involving children. I can think of several off the top of my head.. and these are just the ones I know about, as an American.
There's going to be more out there. It would be a heck of a list - and disturbing. Disturbing not only for the act, itself, but the fact that often the celeb got away with it (or just a minor slap on the wrist).
Notable entries could be:
Gary Glitter - caught with child pornography on his computer, arrested numerous times for sex with pre-pubescent girls in Vietnam, even thrown out of an entire country for child sex abuse (Cambodia)
Michael Jackson - allegations of improper conduct with young boys
Roman Polanski - Charged with rape and sex abuse with a 13 year old girl, then fleeing prosecution. He was finally arrested in Switzerland this year, extradition is still pending as of Oct 6, 2009
R Kelly - repeated arrests for videotaping himself having sex with minor girls (1 acquittal, charges dropped due to improper search warrant)
Rob Lowe - videotape of sex with a 16 year old girl
Woody Allen - Relationship with Soon Yi (relationship thought to begin while still a minor) and accusations of sex abuse of his 7 year old adopted daughter
Jerry Lee Lewis - Marrying his 13 year old cousin when he was 23.
As I said, these are just the ones I can recall off the top of my head. I can guarantee there are more and I'm sure many more outside the US.
What do you think?
