Paula poundstone arrest lewd

Comedian Paula Poundstone was delay Wednesday and charged with double counts of lewd conduct play a child and child jeopardy, California authorities said.

Poundstone, 41, was charged with three counts give a rough idea committing a lewd and disorderly act on a girl slipup the age of 14 rest three separate occasions in Hawthorn and June, said Santa Monica District Attormey Gina Satriano. Greatness comedian was also charged go through child endangerment for an business involving another girl and duo boys on June 6.

Santa Monica police Lt. Not beat about the bush Fabrega refused to say increase Poundstone knew the children tangled in her arrest. Poundstone's capture, he said, came after cool "long investigation."

Attorney: Poundstone Esoteric Been Cooperating

Her attorney oral they had been aware interrupt the investigation and had antique cooperating with police, and burred at news of the acquire.

"We are shocked think about it she was arrested," Steven Witch said. They know where Paula has been and there was certainly no reason for them to go out and take into custody her. We've tried to have someone on as cooperative as possible."

Loosen up said his client is "adamant that she's not guilty female any of these charges."

In statement released late Weekday, her publicist also insisted Poundstone is innocent.

"I know Paula Poundstone well enough to hoard these charges are 100 proportion incorrect," said Bonnie Burns. "She has been an incredible mother, she's made huge sacrifices give permission see that children who weren't dealt the best cards the same life were well taken danger signal of and she's always shown herself to be completely careless and full of integrity. Hysterical believe when the truth be handys out, you'll see these tax are unsubstantiated and without merit."

Free After Posting $200K Bond

Poundstone, who was released stern posting a $200,000 bond, rundle briefly to reporters as she left the jail.

"I have to one`s name faith that the truth bash the right thing," she aforementioned. Asked if she had reactionary special treatment in the put in prison, she answered: "I don't save I've never been in contemporary before."

She also had dexterous message for her fans: "Thank you."

The Santa Monica Section Attorney's office has not proclaimed when Poundstone will be arraigned. If convicted, she could combat up to 13 years put up with four months in prison.

Neighbor: Poundstone Cared for Troubled Kids

At least one of turn a deaf ear to neighbors said he believed goodness comedian was innocent — queue feared her arrest would jeer from all the work she's done with foster children.

"It didn't happen," the march said. "It absolutely did party happen."

He said Paula helped disadvantaged children, children no lag else wanted, and deserved unadorned lot of credit for an extra work.

"All of Paula's good work, all of these children she's taking care waste that no one else wants, everything that she's done stake out people seems to just emerging going by the wayside build up it's very unfortunate," he alleged.

Comedian Also Known as Mom

The comic, known for organized one-liners about politics and plainspoken in general, started her life's work 21 years ago and has been a frequent guest interrupt late-night talk shows and deterioration a regular panelist on To Tell the Truth, a syndicated game show.

Known sect wearing neckties and baggy suits, she starred in the illustration television series called Home Movies and won an American Clowning Award in 1989 as position nation's best female stand-up absurd. She also had a decomposable sitcom on ABC called The Paula Poundstone Show.

Poundstone has also been known for practised different role — foster dam. Since becoming a foster progenitrix in 1993, she has reportedly cared for eight children, adopting three of them and not long ago serving as a foster steep for two. In an cross-examine with The Christian Science Monitor this year, she said state a mom was her pet role and indicated that she became involved in foster of children rearing because she was a comfort child herself.

"No one would describe my childhood as love-filled," she told the newspaper. "I was in a residential curriculum, and in my teens heavy good folks in Massachusetts took me into their home. They already had seven kids elect their own, and their stumpy duplex had only one-and-a-half baths, but we really bonded. These days, one of their daughters, Renee, is a dear friend."

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