antiTainment
NEWS: Ferris Bueller Actor Arrested For Failing to Register As A Sex Offender
07-05-04
.
Actor Jeffrey Jones was arrested on July 1st
at his Sarasota, Florida home after failing to register as a sex offender.
He was later released on $1000 bail. Jones is best known for his role as
Principal Ed Rooney in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” but he has played roles
in various hit movies including “Amadeus”, “Beetlejuice”, “Sleepy Hollow”,
“Ed Wood”, and “The Devil’s Advocate”.
The 57-year-old actor was originally arrested
in November of 2002, last July he plead no contest to child pornography
charges. He was accused of hiring a 14-year-old boy to pose for sexually
explicit photos, a felony and possession of child pornography, a misdemeanor.
He was sentenced to five years probation, counseling and was required to
register as a sex offender in his community.
Jones, reportedly complied with his probation
terms but when he moved last March, he failed to register as sex offender
in his new community. The law requires that sex offenders register within
48 hours when they move.
No word at press time about when Jones
is required to appear in court.
antiTainment returns! now anti once again goes beyond just music!
tell
a friend about this article
know
of a news item we should cover?
antiMUSIC
News featured on RockNews.info, Google
News and ARTISTdirect
NewsWire
.
Rant
or Rave? Your turn, post you comments
and thoughts on this news item. But hey keep it clean, we wouldn't want
to have to wash your mouth out with Old Spice.
Fan
Speak:
...end |
