geez, I wonder how old the boy was...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> This little snippet of news came from the "CDNOW" website's news section. I
> don't really know what their source is, so take this one with a grain of salt.
> Mike Z
>
> ps- if you want to see it yourself, here's the URL.
>
> http://www.cdnow.com/cgi-bin/mserver/SID=1369875392/pagename=/RP/CDN/FIND/disc
>
> ography.html/artistid=WELLER*PAUL/docid=408678/select=news
>
> Paul Weller Arrested In Connection With Alleged Rape
>
> Oct 23, 2000, 10:30 am PT
>
> English pop icon Paul Weller, who gained notoriety both as the lead singer of
> the Jam and the Style Council as well as through his solo efforts, has been
> arrested in Farnham, England in connection with a rape which allegedly
> occurred four years prior.
>
> Weller, 42, was arrested and released on bail without charge on Monday (Oct.
> 23), according to the BBC. "We have received an allegation of rape which is
> alleged to have happened in Farnham at the end of 1996," said a police
> spokesperson, as quoted by the BBC. Not much more is known at press time, but
> additional reports out of the UK said Weller is expected to be brought back
> in for more questioning in the next few weeks.
>
> Weller has long been idolized by many of Britain's contemporary musicians for
> his groundbreaking work in British punk band the Jam from 1977-1982. He later
> scored a minor hit in America with his next band, the Style Council ("My Ever
> Changing Moods"), in 1984.
>
> Weller recently cancelled a planned U.S. tour after the undertaking became
> too expensive without tour support from an American record label (allstar,
> Oct. 2).
>
> -- Kevin Raub
>
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