Post by alfromni on Apr 20, 2020 16:12:20 GMT
13 Comedians/comedy actors who have fallen foul of the law:
01. Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - defendant in three widely publicized trials between November 1921 and April 1922 for the alleged rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe
02. Louis C.K. - allegations of sexual misconduct from several different women.
03. Bill Cosby - found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault and sentenced to three to ten years in prison in September 2018.
04. Dileep (III) - Was arrested for alleged conspiracy in the abduction and sexual assault of a popular actress.
05. Ken Dodd - In 1989, Dodd was charged with tax evasion. The trial lasted three weeks; Dodd was acquitted
06. Jeffrey Jones - Child porn.
07. Charles Chaplin - the FBI named him in four indictments most serious of which was an alleged violation of the Mann Act, which prohibits the transportation of women across state boundaries for sexual purposes. If Chaplin was found guilty, he faced 23 years in jail. The Mann Act trial began on 21 March 1944. Chaplin was acquitted two weeks later, on 4 April.
01. Roscoe 'Fatty' Arbuckle - defendant in three widely publicized trials between November 1921 and April 1922 for the alleged rape and manslaughter of actress Virginia Rappe
02. Louis C.K. - allegations of sexual misconduct from several different women.
03. Bill Cosby - found guilty of three counts of aggravated indecent assault and sentenced to three to ten years in prison in September 2018.
04. Dileep (III) - Was arrested for alleged conspiracy in the abduction and sexual assault of a popular actress.
05. Ken Dodd - In 1989, Dodd was charged with tax evasion. The trial lasted three weeks; Dodd was acquitted
06. Jeffrey Jones - Child porn.
07. Charles Chaplin - the FBI named him in four indictments most serious of which was an alleged violation of the Mann Act, which prohibits the transportation of women across state boundaries for sexual purposes. If Chaplin was found guilty, he faced 23 years in jail. The Mann Act trial began on 21 March 1944. Chaplin was acquitted two weeks later, on 4 April.