Actor Jeffrey Jones faces child sex charges - I guess he'd make a pretty good preist.

JerseyThunder · 11-15-2002, 07:58 PM

Jones is best known for his role as Ed , the smarmy principal in the 1986 film "Ferris Bueller's Day Off."

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- Los Angeles police Thursday arrested actor Jeffrey Jones, best known for his role as the smarmy principal in the movie "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," on charges of using a minor for sex acts and possession of child pornography, officials said.

Officer Jason Lee said a search warrant was served at Jones' home in November 2001 after a minor alleged criminal acts of a sexual nature against the 56-year-old actor. During that search, Lee said, officers seized "numerous items of evidence."

"For several months, detectives from Juvenile Division's Sexually Exploited Child Unit conducted an extensive investigation into the allegations made against Jeffrey Jones," he said.

Jones is free on $20,000 bail and is scheduled for arraignment November 21.

Jones played Ed Rooney, the dean of students, in the "Ferris Bueller" film. The actor has also appeared in such films as "Amadeus," "The Hunt for Red October," "Ed Wood," "Beetlejuice" and "The Crucible."

Danked · 11-15-2002, 08:05 PM

What? No mention of Howard The Duck?

HollywoodJewMoses · 11-15-2002, 08:27 PM

Quote:I guess he'd make a pretty good preist.

when did you graduate from the TeenWeek school of comedy?

Danked · 11-15-2002, 08:36 PM

Remember when Lea Thompson was hot and she crawled around on the bed in those little panties. :loveya:

Ah, to be young again and get off on those cheap thrills. :lol:

Goatweed · 11-15-2002, 08:36 PM

Quote:What? No mention of Howard The Duck?

One of the most underrated movies ever made.

Danked · 11-15-2002, 08:39 PM

No one laughs AT A MASTER OF QUACK-FU!!

Goatweed · 11-15-2002, 08:43 PM

I need to get that on DVD - is it even available?

Jones was also in Easy Money (Monty's brother-in-law). I only remembered this because I just saw the movie last week - thats another one I should get on DVD.

JerseyThunder · 11-15-2002, 09:11 PM

Quote:when did you graduate from the TeenWeek school of comedy?

So you're saying he wouldn't make a good priest? :-p

Hybrid · 11-15-2002, 09:14 PM

howard the duck was such a great movie

Goatweed · 11-15-2002, 09:21 PM

Quote:Remember when Lea Thompson was hot and she crawled around on the bed in those little panties.

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Danked · 11-15-2002, 09:27 PM

:-D

And I don't see it available on DVD.

Goatweed · 11-15-2002, 09:40 PM

Quote:And I don't see it available on DVD.

:disappointed:

Letter campaign, anyone?

The Jays · 11-16-2002, 12:04 AM

Jeffrey Jones always had that look that just screamed something was wrong with him.... and I think this is what was wrong with him.....

and guys, let's not forget that he was the star of "Mom and Dad Save the World" and "Stay Tuned"......"I Warship Satin".... :rofl:

Hybrid · 11-16-2002, 12:13 AM

what was the movie where they got the satellite dish in the yard and got sucked in, and had the remote to switch themselves between channels and he was the bad guy?

FollowThisLogic · 11-16-2002, 12:24 AM

Quote:what was the movie where they got the satellite dish in the yard and got sucked in, and had the remote to switch themselves between channels and he was the bad guy?

Quote:"Stay Tuned"

Oh man...

Quote:"I Warship Satin"

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

And...
I'll sign the "Howard The Duck To DVD" petition when it's drafted.

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Goatweed · 11-16-2002, 12:25 AM

It was called "Stay Tuned" - and it was real bad - Eugene Levy was in that too.

Hybrid · 11-16-2002, 12:26 AM

it was not bad. it was great.

JerseyThunder · 11-16-2002, 01:59 AM

Ferris Buler is on Encore now.

krahzee · 11-16-2002, 04:18 AM

Looks like Jeff will have company in court. From Yahoo.com:

Quote:Actors Charged in Child Pornography Investigation
By Steve Gorman

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian Paul Reubens (news), best known as children's television favorite "Pee-wee Herman," and veteran character actor Jeffrey Jones were charged Friday in related child pornography cases, prosecutors said.

Reubens, whose career was nearly derailed in 1991 by a lewd conduct scandal, faces a misdemeanor count of possessing child pornography stemming from a search of his home by police in November 2001, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office said.

Jones, an acquaintance of Reubens who played a malevolent Puritan in "The Crucible" and a school principal in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," was charged with a felony count of using a minor for sex acts and misdemeanor possession of child pornography.

The felony count relates to allegations he hired a 14-year-old boy to pose for sexually explicit photographs between September 2000 and May of last year, a spokeswoman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.

Spokeswoman Sandi Gibbons said the charges do not involve any sex act being performed or any video or film being taken.

Charges against the performers grew out of searches conducted by police at their homes in related investigations. While prosecutors declined to specify how the two cases were linked, a spokeswoman for Reubens said the probes resulted from accusations made by a teenager against both men.

Reubens' attorney, Blair Berk, said the charge against the comedian were untrue. The charge carries a maximum penalty of a year in jail and $2,500 fine.

HANDFUL OF IMAGES

At issue in Reubens' case were a "handful of images" from "an extensive collection of vintage physique art photography" seized at his home by police, a spokeswoman for Reubens told Reuters. Berk said Reubens was unaware that the collection contained anything improper.

Jones' attorney, Jeff Brodey, could not immediately be reached for comment, but he was quoted in the Los Angeles Times as saying the charges against his client involve only pictures, not physical contact. "This is all about photos. There's not allegations of any touching or any improper acts with a minor," Brodey told the Times, adding that Jones "is a very decent guy, and his life shouldn't be ruined."

Jones, 55, surrendered to authorities on Thursday and was released on $20,000 bail. If convicted, he faces up to three years in prison and would have to register for life as a sex offender.

The district attorney declined to file any charges against Reubens but his spokeswoman said the City Attorney's Office waited until the last day possible under the statute of limitations to bring its misdemeanor case.

Officials said Reubens allegedly took photographs of the same boy as Jones, but prosecutors declined to bring charges against him because his photos were not found to be sexually explicit.

Reubens, best known for his nerdy, man-child Pee-wee Herman persona, had his career nearly destroyed in 1991 when he was arrested for allegedly masturbating in an adult movie theater. But he gradually has made a comeback with various offbeat character roles for television and film.

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