Fugitive warrant issued for cosmetics heir on trial for rape

SJ Mercury News ^ | 1/6/03 | AP

[NormsRevenge]

VENTURA, Calif. (AP) - An arrest warrant was issued Monday for accused date-rapist Andrew Luster after the Max Factor heir disappeared over the weekend, officials said.

Luster, the great grandson of cosmetics mogul Max Factor, last checked in with probation officials early Friday, said Patrick Neil, division manager of the Ventura County Probation Agency. He did not report in as required that evening and failed to appear in court Monday, Neil added.

[dighton]

Luster had been under house arrest after posting $1 million bail. Prosecutors sought $10 million bail, maintaining Luster was a flight risk.

And so he was.

Max Factor heir 'drugged, filmed and raped victims'

[martin_fierro]

Is Luster related to a...

...SHEEN? <|:)~

[TruthNtegrity]

Except for the heirs of the Kennedys and the Rockefellers, it seems that they just don't know what to do with all of that money, except to use it to get in trouble. Pity. He could have done some good with his millions instead of using it to buy date-rape drugs and videocam equipment.

[Rabid Dog]

I live in the same county as this guy and the prosecutors felt very strongly that he would try to escape. Now that the trial is heating up I guess he figured it was a good time to bail.

I also go to UCSB which was a favorite place for him to go after school hours and find his "dates". He is really disgusting and the defense his lawyers are proposing is reprehensible.

[tracer]

Some are lovers, others are Lusters.....

[hoosierskypilot]

Nooooo!! Independantly wealthy. Facing the possibility of life in prison. One of the elitists who blame the world for their (own) problems. And he's gone? Who whodda thunkit?

[csvset]

Hey, Charlie likes call girls. He pays them for their service and company.