'You Light Up My Life' writer accused of NY rape

Yahoo - AP ^ | 06/23/09

[Borges]

NEW YORK – The songwriter and director behind "You Light Up My Life" has been indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting women who answered audition ads on Craigslist.

Joseph Brooks, who's 71, will be arraigned later Tuesday.

Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says nine of the 11 victims answered an ad seeking women to audition for acting roles.

[Borges]

If he wrote 'You Light Up My Life' he's already guilty of at least one crime.

[absolootezer0]

he’s 71? he’ll prolly admit to it, then get charged with purgery.

[Signalman]

“You Light Up My Life”. Or as one comic called it, “You Bring Up My Lunch”. Naturally, from the 1970s.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I remember when that came out. My college roommate bought it on a 45. When he was gone, I’d play it on 33.3 and I swear it made Debbie Boone sound like Pat Boone!

[I see my hands]

There is no fool like an old fool.

[Jewbacca]

Yeah, that’s impressive in a really sick way.

[BlueStateBlues]

Too easy. I’ll move on.

[KarlInOhio]

I remember when that came out. My college roommate bought it on a 45.

Thank you for making me feel young when so many things I hear make me feel old. I spent a few seconds trying to figure out how you could play music on a semiautomatic pistol until I realized that you were talking about those prehistoric black compact discs.

[elpadre]

“There is no fool like an old fool.”

funny thing - that's exactly what my wife says all the time.

[a fool in paradise]

he’s 71? he’ll prolly admit to it, then get charged with perjury.

BUMP

[woofie]

That was a felony

[Slings and Arrows]

At least Phil Spector will have somebody to talk to.

[Vaquero]

dangerous curves to the casting couch....

[John123]

Actually, this isn't that funny... he is being accused of attacking and raping women that answered his craigslist ads.... and from further review... the police hasn't been very active on this case.

Imagine this happening to a girl that is close to you... a dear friend, daughter or girlfriend.

[manic4organic]

You Light Up My Pants?

[Albion Wilde]

Quick, somebody sue the deep pockets of the Viagra manufacturers for aiding and abetting this kind of crime...

I'm only half joking. It's hard to imagine how disgusting and violating this must have been, not to mention disillusioning about the wisdom of elders. Don't they castrate goats?

[mono]

If it were not about rape I could think up a dozen jokes. How humiliating for talented young women looking for a job.

[truth_seeker]

I doubt Craigslist can avoid the legal defense costs, of the nine who made contact through that website.

[SiVisPacemParaBellum]

If guilty he needs to be ‘lit up’.