Posted on 06/26/2006 8:09:27 PM PDT by NormsRevenge
LOS ANGELES
Prosecutors on Monday filed one felony count of cocaine possession against a radio host and Hollywood music consultant who was arrested by police after an encounter with a 14-year-old girl.
Prosecutors concluded there was insufficient evidence to file additional charges against Chris Douridas, a KCRW-FM disk jockey who was nominated for a Grammy for his work on the soundtrack to "American Beauty."
"Police and prosecutors did an exhaustive investigation, and after a complete review we determined the appropriate count was filed," said Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the district attorney's office.
He faces up to three years in state prison if convicted.
Douridas, who was scheduled to be arraigned Friday, did not immediately return e-mail messages left Monday.
"We know there were some who rushed to an unwarranted judgment. We are hopeful this matter can be resolved in a positive way," KCRW assistant general manager Jennifer Ferro said in a statement.
She noted that Douridas' 14-year-old daughter died of a grand mal seizure on April 30 and that the radio host "has been through a year filled with tragedy."
Douridas was arrested Jan. 6 outside a Santa Monica nightclub on suspicion of slipping a substance in the unidentified girl's drink and carrying her out of the club. The teen had entered the club using someone else's identification.
Authorities said the girl became ill and was treated at a local hospital.
It wasn't known whether Douridas had cocaine in his possession when he was arrested.
Douridas, who is free on $1 million bail, hosts KCRW's "New Ground," a Saturday program featuring new music.
He also helped compile the soundtracks for movies such as "Shrek 2," "As Good As It Gets" and "Austin Powers 2: The Spy Who Shagged Me." He was a one time host for the PBS series "Sessions at West 54th Street."
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On the Net:
http://www.chrisdouridas.com/
Just D A N G!
Oh well, ok.
I mean, its common knowledge that a family death can knock a man straight into pedophilia. I mean, come on!
She noted that Douridas' 14-year-old daughter died of a grand mal seizure on April 30 and that the radio host "has been through a year filled with tragedy."
Douridas was arrested Jan. 6 outside a Santa Monica nightclub on suspicion of slipping a substance in the unidentified girl's drink and carrying her out of the club. The teen had entered the club using someone else's identification.
So? He went to the club to get a spare teenager in case his daughter died?
That's one of the laaaaaaaaamest excuses I have ever heard. Just another case of why Hollywood should not be looked to as a source of morality or ideals (memo to Clooney, George).
I'm sure this was the only time it happened.
I live in Santa Monica.... I really should get out more.
suspicion of drugging and trying to kidnap a 14-year-old girl
In 1999, Douridas was arrested in Florida on suspicion of possession of cocaine and Ecstasy. He later pleaded no contest and was placed on probation for two years.
10% of the bond amount has to be posted and it can be unsecured. Not that I have any personal experience with this at all.
This reminds me of the question of another era; Q. What goes into 13 six times? A. Roman Polanski.
I didn't realize until I did a search that he's one of those guys who digs the new wave of acoustic folk/pop like Jack Johnson (who sends me diving for my dial). I wouldn't have figured that type to be into stimulants. Maybe pot, maybe acid, maybe Quaaludes, but not coke.
Ah, I thought it was 50%.
Makes me wonder what the point of bond is. Why don't they just say "bond is set at $100,000"? Then you know, hey, $100,000 and I can go free for a couple days.
No wonder. KCRW is a National Public Radio station
This won't be up for long.
You're responsible for the full amount if you flee, but you don't have to post the full amount to get out.
With real estate prices in Santa Monica, he could pledge his mail box and get out.
In the 1980s he worked in Dallas, Texas at public radio station KERA where he produced an innovative show called Sound Sessions with Abby Goldstein which featured many local bands.
exposure to bands such as the Dixie Chicks
Actor
Douridas' acting credits extend back to the 1984 Television movie "The Jesse Owens Story." In 1986, he played the trigger happy gunner known as "Rick The Prick" in "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Part 2". He then portrayed a jealous Christian in 1994's "Sexual Intent" and guested on an episode of "Ellen" that same year. He had a role in "Waterworld" with Kevin Costner. Douridas hosts Sessions at West 54th Street on PBS.
http://www.chrisdouridas.com/images/chrisd4.jpg
His future projects include the new Rob Reiner film Rumor Has It, the indie drama The Chumscrubber, and the upcoming animated feature Over The Hedge.
Chris is also a former VP at AOL Music
Now a creative programming consultant for Steve Jobs and Apple's iTunes Music Store,
KCRW is called in Los Angeles "the voice of the People Republic of Santa Monica"
One can't help but wonder if cocaine can cause an epileptic to seize...
His music shows were good I must admit. I won't vouch for his personal life however.
I seemed to have followed him around. Listened to him in Dallas and in Santa Monica.
Perhaps his dabbling in pedophilia was occasioned by his work on a movie with a protagonist who obsesses about an underage girl?
Deaths from seizure or even heart attack are not uncommon with cocaine overdose. What I'm wondering is how thorough the autopsy was on this jerk's 14-year-old daughter -- including toxicology.
No kidding. Too many coincidences in this story - 14-year-old girls, illegal drugs and a fatal seizure.
If he's charged with possession of cocaine, why did the story say it was not determined if he had cocaine in his possession at the time of his arrest? Double talk.
Just HOW was sticking it into a 14-year-old girl going to help his grief over losing his own 14-year-old daughter?
Makes me worried over the true cause of his daughter's death.
This incident was in January - his daughter didn't die until April, if I read this correctly.
Seems to me you're safer staying in, and not listening to public radio.
I see we think alike. First thing that crossed my mind. No decent father mourning the sudden death of his little girl TWO MONTHS AGO would be feeling her age-mates up in a bar. NO WAY.
Maybe that Grand Mal was the only way out for his poor daughter.
"Hey she looked 15, at least"...
Whoops. "Never mind...."
The article is a mess. I can't make much sense of it.
The guy was messed up on coke, so Lord only knows how messed up his head was.
Because he suffered the trauma of losing his daughter less than a quarter of a year ago, I would give the guy a break and give him 3 years probation, if he clears that, expunge the Felony.
My grandparents lost a son and there is nothing that can describe to anyone the pain, trauma and loss a parent would suffer. I don't blame him for going mental with that just happening to his daughter.
"So tell me coach, how're you gonna get your players ready for tonight's big game?"
"Amgwanna Kikbuti."
"And I'm Red Blazer! Coach, let's talk about your record..."
"Why you wanna talk about my record? I done my time. I paid my debt to society. How was I to know she was thoiteen? She looked fifteen anyway."
I wouldn't either, necessarily, but the incident with the first 14-year-old, who I *assume* was not his daughter, although they never say that, happened almost 4 months *before* his 14-year-old daughter died.
I loved Tom's playlists, voice and overall programming. Chris played the most horrible excuses for music I've ever heard, extremely depressed and confused sounding stuff.
At that point, I no longer had reason to listen to the station as Tom's show was the only one worthwhile.
The rest of the programming is self-important, pretentious schlock, overseen by one of the most domineering obnoxious leftists ever, Ruth Hirschman.
However, when I worked at Santa Monica College, we used to go down to the radio station, which is on campus, during fund drives and partake of the incredible gourmet buffets that were laid out for the volunteers answering phones. A couple of times, I even volunteered.
Now, I know better. But Tom had one of the best music shows EVER.
My opinion is that being he hangs around Hollywood and there are lots of girls on the streets, he was with a runaway girl on the streets who had a drug problem.
It was in a bar - but they're making it sound like it was her fault to begin with, because she had a fake ID. You know, like if she was in the club, he must have thought she was of legal age, whatever that is - 18 or 21.
We have clubs here in Houston that let 18-year-olds in and make them wear a bracelet so they can't be served booze and they have an earlier curfew from the club. (Yeah, I know.)
" ... "Douridas was arrested Jan. 6 outside a Santa Monica nightclub on suspicion of slipping a substance in the unidentified girl's drink and carrying her out of the club. The teen had entered the club using someone else's identification.
Authorities said the girl became ill and was treated at a local hospital. ... "
It is the bar's responsibility to not have anyone under 18 in the bar and no one under 21 should have a drink in hand.
I would think the expectation in a bar would be the girls are at least near 21 and younger girls have matured younger lately and learned early how to use makeup to look older.
Former Dallas jock (KERA-FM) who (like so many "sensitive, intelligent" Dallasites) left Hate City for the Big Time in La-La Land and fell victim to "It".
I got out of LA before "It" got me. But so many don't.
Oh, I know that - but you'd think the father of a 14-year-old girl would be able to spot it, too. Someone else, maybe not.
Just wondering if she was a friend of the daughter's. It took them 5 months to build the case against him after the arrest, so there has to be a whole lot more to this.
Oh, is Dallas "Hate City"? I didn't know that. I also didn't know they even made cocaine anymore.
If it took 5 months to build a case it had to be a weak case IMO.
Yes but NPR is so much easier to sleep through on my snooze alarm in the morning than talk radio.
And I do enjoy listening to the BBC at night, been doing it for over 30 years on SW.
5 months is actually fairly quick, so I wouldn't read too much into that. If it was the Feds it would have taken much longer. Not that I know.
I don't think so. I'm gonna guess that the girl made some "he said, he did" accusations - the kidnapping, who knows what else.
They said they did an "exhaustive" investigation - you wouldn't have to do much if all it was had been the finding of so much cocaine in his possession. We don't even know if that's what the girl had in her system or what made her sick.
Well, also, I can't tell what the felony part of the charge is. Is all cocaine possession a felony? If not, it either pertains to the amount (a lot) or to the aggravating factor of the 14-yo girl being involved in whatever way we don't really know.
Supplying a controlled substance to someone, particularly an underage one, is a felony. As for the possession, it would depend on the amount.
The "kidnapping" aspect is a stretch IMHO and I doubt they'll go forward with that. More than enough to charge him with without getting into specious but more spectacular charges.
I do understand that what happened to him was the worst thing that can happen in this world. I mistakenly thought that he was out at bars picking up girls the exact age of his recently passed-away daughter. I didn't notice that the arrest was 4 months before the loss.
I still have a thing against men picking up 14-year-old girls, coked up, grieving, or not. However, he may have thought she was 18 at the time.
Boy, you really do live in Santa Monica...
OK, I'll go with that. I was an underage teen once. It all sounded so bad and I just went off on autopilot.
Perhaps. Or maybe it was the only way out for him.
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