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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A 55 year old billionaire who could literally have women at his doorstep (whether they are paid or unpaid). He must have been completely controlled by his depraved lusts.
SC Johnson,... a FAMILY Company.
“Wisconsin. Probably a Dem................”
Dangerous territory, there are pervs on both sides of the spectrum. Paging Larry Craig.
Is this the guy on the S.C. Johnson commercials?
I don’t know. I haven’t seen them.........
Wisconsin?
Johnson has a problem controlling his Johnson.
Apparently Liz has hound the pic.....................
hound = found......see post #5............
Thread title made me think the union goons were gunning for the Koch brothers....
True, but it seems that one side has more on their side...............
Cheese isn’t Everything they make there..............
$500,000 cash bail for him? Yeah, that’s going to keep a billionaire staring down a possible 40 year sentence from skipping out of the country.
Maybe he can get some travel advice from Roman Polanski..................
How did this girl know this guy? How did he get to be alone with her?
I have a daughter the same age. She is not alone around a man 40-years her senior.
He’s gonna get waxed and do a lot of knob polishing..........
Unknown.
Maybe a friend’s daughter or something...............
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