Saturday, 21. August 2004
Topic: NEWS english - on August 21, 2004 at 1:39:00 PM CEST
Sex sleaze threat on Seuss characters
A MAN has tried to extort the widow of legendary US children's author known as "Dr Seuss" by threatening to circulate a painting of his famous characters engaged in sexual acts. In a bizarre case, Charles Augustus Steen, 33, was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to undergo anger management classes after pleading guilty to attempting to extort US$2.5 million ($3.45 million) from Theodor Geisel's widow, according to court records.
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