MarcO Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Prosecutors drop child endangerment charges OFF THE HOOK Phish's Mike Gordon was cleared of child endangerment charges this morning, more than a month after the bassist was found alone with a nine-year-old girl in a boathouse during a Grateful Dead concert at Jones Beach, New York. After the August 11th incident Gordon, 38, claimed that he was taking art pictures of the girl. The Nassau County District Attorney's office concluded that police had probable cause to arrest Gordon but that the misdemeanor endangerment charges were not provable beyond a reasonable doubt. "Mr. Gordon appeared at the arraignment this morning and the case was dismissed," spokesman Rick Hinshaw said. A violation charge of trespassing was also dismissed. The charges could have resulted in a year of jail time. Hinshaw said Gordon made no statements at the arraignment, which was also attended by the girl's parents. The girl's father -- who, along with Gordon, was an invited backstage guest -- was identified in media reports as a leader of a local Hell's Angels Motorcycle chapter. Following the incident, a joint statement credited to Gordon and the girl's family was released by Phish's label, Elektra Records. It read, "We have had several discussions regarding the situation that occurred at Jones Beach. It is now clear to all involved that this was an unfortunate misunderstanding, and we look forward to putting this matter behind us." An Elektra spokesperson could not confirm at the time whether a monetary settlement was reached between the parties. GIL KAUFMAN (September 19, 2003) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 So if I've read this corectly, Gordon was found guilty of diddling a nine year old? Weird Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Freak Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 Naw, It said the charges were dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 No, If you read it in it's entirety it says he was caught twatting it up with underage meat. And how come it's ok when a Hell's Angel gets caught with a nine year old, but it's not ok when a dirty hippie/database programmer lookalike gets caught? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcO Posted September 19, 2003 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 ahess - try again. He was cleared of "child endangerment" charges. There has never been any charges involving what you so thoughtfully= referred to as "diddling" the girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamH Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 I know I know you guys, I was looking for an excuse to use the words "diddle" and "twat" because they're pretty old school. Happy Friday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booche Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 ahess, you can be such a 'twat' at times with your 'diddling' replies............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phishin4groove Posted September 19, 2003 Report Share Posted September 19, 2003 quote:Originally posted by ahess6488: No, If you read it in it's entirety it says he was caught twatting it up with underage meatLOL!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dave-O Posted September 20, 2003 Report Share Posted September 20, 2003 Nice avatar, ALF! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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