A Kennedy Sex case to distract us! William Kennedy Smith in trouble again

[wndycty]

Sexual assault lawsuit filed against William Kennedy Smith
By ABC7Chicago.com / City News Service
August 25, 2004 (Chicago, IL) — A former personnel assistant to Chicago doctor William Kennedy Smith filed a lawsuit Wednesday accusing the nephew of the late John F. Kennedy of sexually assaulting her inside his North Side home in 1999.



The suit, filed in Cook County Circuit Court Wednesday afternoon, names Smith as the defendant and seeks in excess of $50,000. The plaintiff's attorney, Kevin O'Reilly, could not be reached for comment.
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http://abclocal.go.com/wls/news/082504_ns_kennedy_smith.html

[LTR]

1. Hoo boy!

[wndycty]

2. Great timing. . .

. . .first and foremost I hope this is all untrue, however one has to pause.

[olddem43]

3. Five years later?

This can't be right.

[wndycty]

4. When it comes to sex crimes. . .

. . .I try not to pass judgement. I am not sure what to make of this, obviously none of us has anything to go on at this point.

[asthmaticeog]

5. I'm not saying Smith's not a scumbag,

but doesn't waiting 5 years to file seem a little hinky? (If there's a legit reason to wait so long to file charges, someone tell me what they are, I'll listen.) And it seems timed so that it could become difficult for Ted Kennedy to campaign for other Dems. How long before we find a RW foundation supporting the accuser, a la Paula Jones?

[liberalnurse]

6. Smells bad......reeks

of repug's in the air.

[wndycty]

7. Without smearing the alleged victim. . .

. . .I think due diligence on the lawyers filing the charge is completely appropriate.

[liberalnurse]

15. With all due respect....to the alleged victim

but it has a chilly feel to the timing of the suit......this is such a year of distractions that my gut feelings are frequently tweeking....

[sweetladybug]

8. Bush needs a good sex scandal. Surely being a drunk and a dopehead

for so many years, there has to be someone out there that could come forward with something about sex (God I wish it would be a man haha)
Other people's sex lives are the only thing that catches Republicans attention!
ELECT KERRY/EDWARDS 2004!!!!

[MissMarple]

9. Sex, hmmm... point a finger, and...

how many are pointing back at you? These people are SICK!!! They make the mayor of "Pleasantville" look almost normal.

[vetwife]

10. Well it hits republicans too..Nephew of AAhnold !

[mitchum]

12. Not likely, since he is arrested at a preadolescence stage...

-fascinated with baseball and video games
-likes to dress up in "big boy" costumes
-fond of giving goofy nicknames to others
-possesses a "pull my finger" sense of humor

[Rockholm]

19. Good Sex Scandal? Try Brother Neil Bush.

[Lucille]

11. Wonder why there's no criminal complaint?

It will be interesting to see whether or not the alleged victim ever went to the DA. I also note that she is not looking for a lot of money.

[Jacobin]

14. The dollar thing is a jurisdictional thingy and has nothing to do with

the amount eventually sought.

[wndycty]

16. Please explain

:kick:

[Cha]

13. Oh shit! !999!

What took so friggin long?

[DoYouEverWonder]

17. With the reputation this fellow had

who the hell would go inside his house with him and then be surprised they might want to fool around?

[cmkramer]

20. yeah

Even just having once been accused -- regardless if one is found guilty or not -- often makes others wary.

But I used to listen to a conservative talkshow station in Baltimore when his first trial was going on and even the hosts on there thought Patricia Bowman was lying about being raped.

[in_cog_ni_to]

18. Must have been traumatic

for her.....5 YEARS after the fact?? What a crock of republican shit. :eyes: They really are getting desperate.

[Bozita]

21. WGN-TV led with this story on its noon newscast

Spent about 2 minutes on it.

[Steely_Dan]

22. The First Thing I Thought Of!

I want to know the exact timing of this coming out....I think we all know.

-P