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U. Tennessee Trustee Resigns - Music Prof Suspected of Raping Handyman at Gunpoint
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Posted on 01/21/2004 1:45:58 PM PST by governsleastgovernsbest
Jan 21, 2004
University of Tennessee Trustee, Suspected of Rape, Resigns The Associated Press
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A music professor resigned from the University of Tennessee Board of Trustees after being accused of raping a handyman at gunpoint. Michael Combs, 60, said Wednesday his resignation was not related to the sheriff's investigation. Instead, the professor and member of the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra said he did not have time to devote to the board's search for a new university president.
No charges have been filed against Combs, but a Knoxville man told authorities Jan. 17 he was raped earlier that day after doing work at Combs' home.
Combs was president of the university's faculty senate last year and was named to a one-year term as a trustee last summer.
AP-ES-01-21-04 1622EST
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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Tennessee
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To: governsleastgovernsbest
his resignation was not related to the sheriff's investigationWanted to spend more time with his family?
To: governsleastgovernsbest
LOL!
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:47:22 PM PST
by
Tijeras_Slim
(Come see the violence inherent in the system!)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"said he did not have time to devote to the board's search for a new university president."
Of Course not! He's got to plan his workout routine for the next 8 to 10 years. He won't need the gun in there...
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Combs
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"Michael Combs, 60, said Wednesday his resignation was not related to the sheriff's investigation."
Given the atmosphere at most colleges today, I'm inclined to agree that armed, forcible sodomy is probably not grounds for removal of tenured faculty.
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:52:29 PM PST
by
Spok
To: governsleastgovernsbest
We got trouble...Right here in River City.....
To: Spok
He didn't want his Viagra dose to go to waste.
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:53:54 PM PST
by
CygnusXI
(Where's that dang Meteor already?)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Obviously obsessed by James Taylor song...
To: Spok
Academic freedom and all that....
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posted on
01/21/2004 1:59:14 PM PST
by
TheBigB
(I am Elmer J. Fudd, millionaire. I own a mansion and a yacht.)
To: Spok
Given the atmosphere at most colleges today, I'm inclined to agree that armed, forcible sodomy is probably not grounds for removal of tenured faculty. It is not the sodomy... it's the gun that's the problem.
To: TheRightResponse
"..just call, out my name, and you know wherever you are..."
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, it was a simple misunderstanding. What my client really said was "do you think that drain's running a little slow?" but what the plaintiff thought he heard was "pull down your pants and bend over or I'll blow your head off." It could have happened to anyone...
To: Billthedrill
I think I better not reply to this thread -- my warped sense of humor is getting the best of me today.
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:11:11 PM PST
by
Naspino
(Write in Naspino/J'Lo in 2004. Immigration Policy: Keep the Latin Hotties And Throw Back The Rest.)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
There is more to this story!! Don't know what it is, but a crime of passion at age 60 seems unlikely. On drugs, maybe? Old relationship? But, there is more to it!
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:15:53 PM PST
by
Tacis
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Combs [pic]
Oh gawd...
WHAT A POOF!
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:42:43 PM PST
by
EUPHORIC
(Right? Left? Read Ecclesiastes 10:2 for a definition. The Bible knows all about it!)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
"It was 'mucho owcho'. Know what I mean Verne?"
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:44:30 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(Socialism is Slavery)
To: governsleastgovernsbest
I'm impressed. 16 posts and no references to "Deliverance" or banjo music.
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:57:06 PM PST
by
PAR35
To: governsleastgovernsbest
Geez Louise. What is it with rape stories today on FR?
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posted on
01/21/2004 2:59:24 PM PST
by
Johnny_Cipher
(The Pats will kill the winner anyway.)
To: PAR35
Deliverance.
Banjo music.
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