Either way, what happened is terrible..true or false....
What bothers me is at the end of this story from the Sentinel, is the following (see it below):
In a charging affadavit filed in court, police wrote that Chartrand told them he had trouble remembering things, but was "very sorry for everything that had occurred," and hoped the victim would forgive him for what he had done.
Seemed a pretty strange thing to say. Also (and yes, I realize how superfical this is!) his picture shown on the evening news last night really did look creepy! :lookaroun
Here's the full story I saw......
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'Tigger' arrested on molestation charges
Costumed character at Disney World charged with fondling girl, mother.
By Anthony Colarossi | Sentinel Staff Writer
Posted April 2, 2004, 4:49 PM EST
Orange County Sheriff's Office investigators have arrested a Walt Disney
World employee who worked as the character "Tigger" and charged him with
molesting a 13-year-old girl and her mother while posing with them for
pictures in February.
Michael Chartrand, 36, was charged with one count of lewd and lascivious
molestation of a child between 12 and 15 years old and one count of simple
battery.
He was booked into the Orange County Jail today on a $2,500 bond.
A Disney spokeswoman said Chartrand has been suspended without pay.
The sheriff's office received a complaint that a costumed character at
Disney World had touched a girl and her mother inappropriately while their
pictures were being taken with the character Feb. 21. According to an
incident report, Chartrand fondled the of the girl and the mother
while posing for pictures at the Magic Kingdom's Toon Town.
"As the photo was being taken, [the victim] claims that Tigger moved his
right hand up to her right breast and started massaging it several times,"
the incident report states. [The victim] became very embarrassed and ashamed
of the incident and claims that she did not say anything to her mother until
they left the park."
Later, the girl learned that the costumed character had done the same thing
to her mother with his left hand, the report says.
In a charging affadavit filed in court, police wrote that Chartrand told
them he had trouble remembering things, but was "very sorry for everything
that had occurred," and hoped the victim would forgive him for what he had
done.
The girl and her father reported the incident on Feb. 29.
Incident Report:
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/media/acrobat/2004-04/12072691.pdf
