Sue Hartigan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
Hi Steve:
They still haven't said what he was doing, but they did say it was
definately lewd. And that he was alone. It was also a misdomenor and
all that he could get out of it is at the very most a thousand dollar
fine, and/or a year in jail.
Sue
>
> George Michael Arrested For 'Lewd Conduct'
>
> Millionaire singer George Michael has been arrested in a public park
> in Los Angeles for "lewd conduct".
>
> The star was detained after he was spotted by an undercover officer
> committing the alleged offence in a public toilet in a memorial park
> in Beverly Hills on Tuesday evening.
>
> Police later confirmed that the man they arrested was the
> internationally famous singer.
>
> The British star, who has enjoyed a 15-year music career, was booked
> for lewd conduct and released after posting 500 dollars bail. He is
> scheduled to appear in court on May 5.
>
> Lieutenant Edward Kreins told a news conference the singer was
> arrested in the Will Rogers Memorial Park, in Beverly Hills, by
> undercover officers from the crime suppression unit.
>
> They had been on a routine patrol in the family park when they
> allegedly saw Michael engaging in "a lewd act", he added, confirming
> that the singer was alone at the time of his arrest.
>
> Michael at first gave police his real name, Georgios Kyriacos
> Panayiotou, and then supplied his stage name when asked if he used any
> other names. At the police station he described his occupation as
> "singer".
>
> An assistant of Michael's agent, Connie Filippello, told PA News: "We
> have no comment to make." Michael shot to fame in the 1980s as one
> half of the duo Wham! with Andrew Ridgeley before leaving to pursue a
> highly successful solo career.
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