FASHION DESIGNER CONVICTED OF RAPE
Fashion designer ANAND JON ALEXANDER has been found guilty of 16 charges of sexually assaulting seven girls and young women.
On Thursday (13Nov08) a California court ruled the Indian-born couturier, who has reportedly designed outfits for Paris Hilton and Mary J. Blige, lured wannabe models as young as 14 to his apartment in Beverly Hills and abused them in a string of attacks between 2001 and 2007.
During a two-month trial, the 34 year old’s attorneys attempted to discredit the testimony of his accusers, suggesting they were all plotting to ruin his career.
But he was convicted of 16 of the 23 charges against him. He was acquitted of four charges and a further three resulted in a hung jury.
Jon, who will be sentenced on 13 January (09), is facing life behind bars.
And his legal nightmare could be getting worse - Jon is also facing indictment in New York and Texas, where further assaults are alleged to have taken place.
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