Ferris Bueller Says Mr. Rooney's Really in Trouble Now

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Actor Jeffrey Jones Arrested
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Filed at 10:39 p.m. ET


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Actor Jeffrey Jones, best known as the suspicious high school principal in ``Ferris Bueller's Day Off,'' was arrested Thursday for allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old boy and possessing child pornography, authorities said.

Jones, 56, surrendered and was freed on $20,000 bail, said Officer Jason Lee, a police spokesman. Arraignment was scheduled for Nov. 21.

Jones was charged with one count each of using a minor for sex acts and possession of child pornography, said District Attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons. She said the alleged victim was a 17-year-old boy.

Police began investigating Jones last November after a minor came forward and ``alleged criminal acts of a sexual nature,'' Lee said.

Investigators subsequently searched Jones' home and seized ``numerous items of evidence,'' Lee said. He did not elaborate.

Jones could not be reached for comment. There is no listing for him in the Los Angeles area and the Screen Actors Guild did not immediately respond to a request for his agent's number.

A widely recognized character actor, Jones played the music-loving Emperor Joseph II in ``Amadeus,'' the mentalist Criswell in ``Ed Wood'' and the father in ``Beetlejuice.''

Linky (http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Actor-Arrested.html)

[nickel]

change it to
Ferris' Bueller's Principal Got Off

:shrug:

[mojo]

so i guess the "weird guy" typecast thing wasn't just an act :puke:

[DaFunkyUnit]

wasn't he also the the scientist who turned evil in Howard the Duck?

[Nija]

Actor Arrested on Suspicion of Abusing Teen
Jeffrey Jones is accused of using the boy in a sexually oriented film. Attorney says there was no touching and 'his life shouldn't be ruined.'


By Andrew Blankstein and Richard Winton Times Staff Writers
Times Staff Writers
Published November 15, 2002

Actor Jeffrey Jones, whose roles have included the principal in ''Ferris Bueller's Day Off," was arrested Thursday on suspicion of abusing a teenage boy, Los Angeles police said.

He was freed on $20,000 bail and scheduled for arraignment Thursday on charges of using a minor in a sexually oriented film, a felony, and possessing child pornography, a misdemeanor, said district attorney's spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons.

An investigation began last November when police in Hollywood received a complaint from a minor alleging ''criminal acts of a sexual nature,'' said LAPD spokesman Don Cox. Police searched Jones' home in Los Angeles and "seized numerous items of evidence," Cox said. Detectives obtained an arrest warrant Wednesday, and Jones, 56, surrendered on Thursday.

Lt. Daniel Mulrenin of the LAPD's Sexually Exploited Child Unit said the incident took place last year in the Hollywood area.

Jones' attorney, Jeff Brodey, said his client has been cooperating with police and prosecutors since the investigation began.

[b]''This is all about photos. There's not allegations of any touching or any improper acts with a minor,'' Brodey said. ''This will be resolved very quickly so he can get on with his life and get back to work.''[b]

Brodey said Jones ''is a very decent guy, and his life shouldn't be ruined.''

Law enforcement sources said that, as part of the same investigation, search warrants were served last year at the Hollywood Hills home of actor Paul Reubens and that police seized a large erotic art collection and personal computers.

An attorney for Reubens said none of the items seized was anything more than erotic art. The attorney was present at the time of the search.

Reubens, a friend of Jones, is best known for his role as ''Pee-wee Herman.''

Jones has more than 50 television and movie credits, including the role of the music-loving Emperor Joseph II in "Amadeus," the mentalist Criswell in "Ed Wood" and the father in "Beetlejuice."
Copyright © 2002, The Los Angeles Times


wtf?!?! i didn't know it was illegal to have a 17year old in a sexual situation, when the hell did that happen?

or

maybe the news is just not sure what the hell is going one :P

[hapoo]

Originally posted by Nija


wtf?!?! i didn't know it was illegal to have a 17year old in a sexual situation, when the hell did that happen?

or

maybe the news is just not sure what the hell is going one :P


:hmm::umm:



Actor Jeffrey Jones Arrested
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


Filed at 10:39 p.m. ET


LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Got|Apex? Poster Nija, was arrested Friday for allegedly having sex with a 17-year-old person


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[DankNstickY]

Originally posted by hapoo


:eek3:

:heh: crazy quote buttons these days...



umm i thought this guy had been arrested a few months ago for the same thing??? i remember hearing he had been arrested and they had found child porn and stuff. :shrug: it happened again?

[Nija]

Originally posted by DarkFury

Isn't a 17 year old still a minor... :hmm:

yes, but I think it would require them to do something like bust out some nudity or something


''This is all about photos. There's not allegations of any touching or any improper acts with a minor,'' Brodey said. ''This will be resolved very quickly so he can get on with his life and get back to work.''

I don't get anything illegal, yet. Now if the 17 yr old boy is getting/doing something he shouldn't be, but from what I can tell, it sounds a little like he was using a 17 yr boy in some of those perfumey type situations or somesuch :shrug:

[BigJon]

This is all to freaky since my former supervisor was arrested a couple months ago for possessing child pornography...sick freak. They let all the charges drop though, I guess he told them about some other "on-line buddies" of his. Now he works at another store, I always dread having to call there for anything...

[cruelpupet]

Originally posted by Nija
using a 17 yr boy in some of those perfumey type situations or somesuch :shrug:



Ive never heard that term before..."perfumey situations"

Anyway... The age of consent in California is 18.


For some comparison...

New York: 17
New Jersey: 16
Texas: Striaght Sex is 17, all gay sex is illegal (FF & MM)
Washington DC: 16
Pennsylvania: 16


Most of our country is 16


( info provided by www.AgeOfConsent.com )