Posted on 03/25/2011 7:41:59 AM PDT by Red Badger
RACINE, Wis. (AP) -- A billionaire executive whose family has run SC Johnson for five generations was charged Thursday with having sexual contact with a now 15-year-old girl over the course of several years.
Samuel Curtis Johnson III, who goes by Curt, faces a count of repeated sexual assault of a child. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Johnson, 55, is the former chairman of Sturtevant-based Diversey Inc., a cleaning-products company that was spun off from SC Johnson in the late 1990s. Privately held SC Johnson makes household products including Pledge, Glade, Windex and Ziploc.
Johnson resigned from Diversey's board in February and was taking a leave of absence for personal reasons, the company said at the time.
Diversey spokesman John Matthews told The Associated Press on Thursday that Johnson had retired effective the end of March and that his leave of absence immediately removed him from any role with the company. Johnson was replaced by his sister.
The criminal complaint accuses Johnson of having inappropriate sexual contact with the girl 15 to 20 times, starting in the summer after she finished sixth grade. The girl told investigators that Johnson exposed himself, fondled her under her clothes and kissed her breasts and elsewhere.
The girl's voice cracked and she began to cry as she described Johnson as having a "sex addiction" and "touching problem," according to the partially redacted complaint.
Prosecutors said the girl confided about the abuse to her mother, who confronted Johnson. He allegedly admitted to fondling the girl's breasts and repeatedly apologized for his behavior.
Johnson's cash bail was set at $500,000. Messages left with both of Johnson's lawyers were not immediately returned.
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Court case will be interesting.
The girl's mother said he admitted it to her when she confronted him.
The Duke Rape case comes to mind.
The guy may be a slime and a child molester.
The girl could be a toy and mom is looking for cash.
We are innocent until proven guilty. If he is found not guilty, mom should have to pay for everything.
Not that she’d want to be alone with a 40 year old guy.
The President’s Council on Sustainable Development
Because of Johnson’s work with the WBCSD, President Bill Clinton appointed him to the President’s Council on Sustainable Development in 1996. The group advised President Clinton and Vice President Al Gore until 1999 on ways to strengthen a community by improving the local economy, helping save the environment, and promoting equal opportunities for every American.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Curtis_Johnson,_Jr.
>>>Is this the guy on the S.C. Johnson commercials?
No - se post #5.
http://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=WI&last=johnson&first=sam
He contributed to Democrat too.
But he worked for Bubba and Algore.
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