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2008-04-20 22:27:35 UTC
http://www.nypost.com/seven/04192008/news/regionalnews/kinky_news_networkcnns_quest_a_very_knot_107174.htm
by the way, kiddies, Richard Quest ADMITS to "being gay and
Jewish"..........
April 19, 2008 --
This is CNN? Kinky!
CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early
yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that
was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement
sources said.
Quest, 46, was arrested at around 3:40 a.m. after a cop spotted him
and another man inside the park near 64th Street, a police source
said.
The criminal complaint against Quest said the park was closed at the
time - something Quest should have known because of all the signs
saying "Park Closed 1 a.m. to 6 a.m."
Quest was initially busted for loitering, the source said. Aside from
the oddly configured rope, the search also turned up a sex toy inside
of his boot, and a small bag of methamphetamine in his left jacket
pocket.
It wasn't immediately clear what the rope was for.
The criminal complaint says the officer at the scene was able to ID
the drug because of "his prior experience as a police officer in drug
arrests, observation of packaging which is characteristic of this type
of drug, and defendant's statements that . . . 'I've got some meth in
my pocket.' "
He was charged with loitering and criminal possession of a controlled
substance. His unusual get-up didn't lead to a lewdness charge because
he wasn't exposing himself, the police source said.
Quest's unidentified companion was given a summons for not carrying
any identification, the source said.
Quest's lawyer, Alan Abramson, had a much more innocuous version of
events.
"Mr. Quest didn't realize that the park had a curfew," Abramson said.
He was simply "returning to his hotel with friends."
At a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court, Quest agreed to undergo six
months of drug counseling in return for an "adjournment in
contemplation of dismissal," which means the misdemeanor charges
against him will be dropped and the case sealed if he stays out of
trouble and completes his drug program.
He was released with no bail after spending most of the day behind
bars.
Abramson predicted after the hearing that "the case will be
dismissed." He declined to answer questions.
Quest, known for his hollering antics and stunts on the cable news
network and its international counterpart, declined comment, as did a
CNN spokeswoman.
On his official CNN bio, the network calls him "one of the most
instantly recognizable members of the CNN team."
"He has become one of the network's highest profile presenters," and
his "dynamic and distinctive style has made him a unique figure in the
field of business and news broadcasting," the network's Web site
says.
He was reportedly once offered a position for the English-language
version of the controversial Al Jazeera network, but said he turned it
down because being gay and Jewish, he didn't think it would be a good
fit.
by the way, kiddies, Richard Quest ADMITS to "being gay and
Jewish"..........
April 19, 2008 --
This is CNN? Kinky!
CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early
yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that
was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement
sources said.
Quest, 46, was arrested at around 3:40 a.m. after a cop spotted him
and another man inside the park near 64th Street, a police source
said.
The criminal complaint against Quest said the park was closed at the
time - something Quest should have known because of all the signs
saying "Park Closed 1 a.m. to 6 a.m."
Quest was initially busted for loitering, the source said. Aside from
the oddly configured rope, the search also turned up a sex toy inside
of his boot, and a small bag of methamphetamine in his left jacket
pocket.
It wasn't immediately clear what the rope was for.
The criminal complaint says the officer at the scene was able to ID
the drug because of "his prior experience as a police officer in drug
arrests, observation of packaging which is characteristic of this type
of drug, and defendant's statements that . . . 'I've got some meth in
my pocket.' "
He was charged with loitering and criminal possession of a controlled
substance. His unusual get-up didn't lead to a lewdness charge because
he wasn't exposing himself, the police source said.
Quest's unidentified companion was given a summons for not carrying
any identification, the source said.
Quest's lawyer, Alan Abramson, had a much more innocuous version of
events.
"Mr. Quest didn't realize that the park had a curfew," Abramson said.
He was simply "returning to his hotel with friends."
At a hearing in Manhattan Criminal Court, Quest agreed to undergo six
months of drug counseling in return for an "adjournment in
contemplation of dismissal," which means the misdemeanor charges
against him will be dropped and the case sealed if he stays out of
trouble and completes his drug program.
He was released with no bail after spending most of the day behind
bars.
Abramson predicted after the hearing that "the case will be
dismissed." He declined to answer questions.
Quest, known for his hollering antics and stunts on the cable news
network and its international counterpart, declined comment, as did a
CNN spokeswoman.
On his official CNN bio, the network calls him "one of the most
instantly recognizable members of the CNN team."
"He has become one of the network's highest profile presenters," and
his "dynamic and distinctive style has made him a unique figure in the
field of business and news broadcasting," the network's Web site
says.
He was reportedly once offered a position for the English-language
version of the controversial Al Jazeera network, but said he turned it
down because being gay and Jewish, he didn't think it would be a good
fit.