Paula Pounstone's daughter Lied....Pals Claim
Desi
From the National Enquirer
PAULA POUNDSTONE'S DAUGHTER LIED ABOUT CHILD ABUSE
. . . pals claim
PAULA POUNDSTONE'S friends have rushed to her defense and
they say she never laid a finger on the daughter who accused
her of abuse — the 12-year-old girl made up the charges as
revenge for a vicious argument with her falling-down-drunk
mother.
Paula's friends insist that's the untold story behind the
comedienne's headline-making arrest on felony charges of
"lewd conduct" and child endangerment. But the L.A. County
D.A.'s office charges that she committed lewd acts against
the daughter on three separate occasions, and that she also
endangered her other children.
Paula, 41 — who has three adopted children and two foster
children — checked into the Promises rehab center in Malibu
in June to try to beat her addiction to alcohol. But she
managed to smuggle in booze and get drunk several times at
the center, a friend revealed.
"It was during one of those rehab benders that Paula got
into a screaming match with her daughter over the phone.
"Paula's daughter was telling her mom she was going out with
some of her friends later that evening. Paula flew into a
drunken rage and ranted to her daughter that she was way too
young to be going out unsupervised.
"Shortly after the blow-up with her daughter, the 'lewd
conduct' charges were filed against Paula.
"I believe her daughter made up the charges with no basis at
all for the terrible accusations."
A source close to Paula contended:
"Paula's daughter blew the whistle on the comedienne not for
molesting her, but because Paula was out of control on
booze.
"The daughter brought charges against Paula, forcing her to
expose her drinking problems to the world."
Shortly before her June 27 arrest at the rehab center, a
deeply depressed Paula got smashed on another bender and
suffered painful burns on her hand in the facility's
kitchen, said her friend.
"Paula was so drunk she somehow managed to put her hand in a
pot of hot grease while stumbling around the kitchen. She
was rushed to UCLA Medical Center to be treated for the
burn.
"And while at the medical center she was also given a
psychiatric evaluation. Doctors were concerned she might
harm herself.
"It's a deadly combination to be depressed and completely
plastered."
Paula already tried to commit suicide eight years ago,
recalls an insider who went with a friend to Paula's West
Hollywood condo.
"When we opened the door, we saw Paula lying there on her
living room floor, passed out. We tried to rouse her, but
couldn't. She was totally unconscious.
"We called the ambulance and it took her to Cedars-Sinai
hospital.
"Later I was told she had attempted suicide by taking an
overdose of prescription drugs."
The close source added: "I have no doubt the child
molestation charges against Paula will be dropped. Her
problem is drinking, not sexually abusing kids."
— RICK EGUSQUIZA and LARRY HALEY
uncartie
"Desi" <de...@cts.com> wrote in message
news:3b574ab1$0$278$e2e...@nntp.cts.com...
The spin begins! Don't you think the cops took into consideration that the
girl lied,before bringing charges?
Mhw61
> The spin begins! Don't you think the cops took into consideration that
>the
>girl lied,before bringing charges?
Not necessarily. There is often pressure to act quickly and decisively if it
is believed that children are in danger. For example, there was a national
manhunt for the alleged highjacker of Susan Smith's car before it was revealed
that she was lying. Not recent example of men falsely imprisoned for rape
because a witness lied or, in some cases, failed to admit their memory failed
them. That's also a popular tact in bitter divorce cases--one ex accuses the
other of "endangering the children" and the authorities put all sorts of
restrictions on visitation etc. for the accused parent, often on very flimsy
evidence.
It is a very touchy situation when the safety of children and the presumption
of innocence come into conflict. Often, the authorities are damned if they do
and damned if they don't. If they do intervene aggressively, and it turns out
the accused is innocent, they're painted as jackbooted thugs. If they don't
intervene and a child is harmed, they are painted as uncaring and incompetent
bumblers.
I'm glad I've never had to make that kind of a call.
Max
"I'd rather blow an engine than get passed by a damn Dallara."
--Eddie Cheever
Hane
>
> PAULA POUNDSTONE'S DAUGHTER LIED ABOUT CHILD ABUSE
>
> . . . pals claim
Even without the sexual charges, this is a case where states
often come in and take natural children from their mother.
What's up with the rehab that doesn't stop her from getting
so drunk she burns herself to the extent she needs
emergency treatment? She's reported to have been drunk
in there more than once, took her own booze in, and had
attempted suicide only eight years ago. If this is the spin
from her "pals"... what the hell could they be covering???
h-
Desi
=^.^= <=^.^=@pacbell.net> wrote in message
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>On Thu, 19 Jul 2001 17:14:45 -0500, "Hane"
<jhu...@b4-u-eat.com>
>wrote:
she get
>o.k.'d to foster kids....and if she was such an
alcoholic..why would
>she want to foster kids?
>
>nicki
That and a suicide attempt?? Makes me wonder what kind of
screening is done for adoption and fostering?
And how do you sneak alcohol into a rehab, I've heard they
search everything and even take away the Listerine?
desi
pati
crazy! How on earth was she deemed fit if she tried to comit suicide 8
years ago! The judge must have been misinformed or crazy!
Only my opinion, of course.
:) BTW... I can see the group again!!!! YEAH!!!!
Bird Lady
says...
I get the felling from the article (it's hard to tell with The
Enquirer's elision) that the suicide attempt wasn't necessarily
official, but more the summation of Poundstone's friends.
Unless these friends passed on the info to the social services,
the foster care agency might not have known about it.
bel
Bird Lady
patida...@hotmail.com says...
> How did this woman manage to adopt children and foster others? This is
> crazy! How on earth was she deemed fit if she tried to comit suicide 8
> years ago! The judge must have been misinformed or crazy!
Careful, it isn't clear if the suicide attempt was a conclusion
made by the authorities or Poundstone's friends.
I'm not willing to believe, at this point, that CPS would place a
child in a home that they KNEW was run by an alcoholic or a
depressive.
bel
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also, there was an investigation lasting about 3 weeks before Paula was
charged. the da would want more than mere testimony of a 12 yr old girl with
a grudge. if that was all they wanted, why wait at all?
Imfifth
respected foster mother that gave lectures on dealing with troubled youth. Not
only was her screening a J-O-K-E (an interview and a social worker that came to
visit and speak to the family~~~ like any of us would dare say a negative word
about her) but they rarely listened to the stories that the foster kids
reported.
I don't have a lot of kind things to say about the foster system. I've seen
too many sick people approved as foster parents.
darkstar
hope her name is cleared of the sexual charges, but all the same,
don't the kids need to be taken away pronto???!!! Change the charge
to what it really should be, but still, get those kids some
protection!
bronc...@mustang.com
If she was a big enough drunk to be doing the kind of shit her friends
admit to, then it's not
too far a stretch to assume she molested the kid while stinko. Most
"situtational" molesters (as opposed to fixated) claim that their
actions were the result of alcohol or drugs. Usually they're men, who
molest their daughetrs os step-daughetrs while drunk, but I guess the
model can apply to female sex offenders as well. She'd still have to
register with the state of California as a sex offender, though, if
found guilty.
Speaking of celebrity sex offenders, I was at the theater last week and
saw a lobby card for something called JEEPERS CREEPERS, directed by
everyone's favorite convicted child molester, Victor (?) Salva, who
directed POWDER. It looks to be another teen-oriented horror flick.
Jeez.
Billy
gemini...@excite.com
biological father molested all three of his
sisters. If he ever molested him, he never
admitted it to me. Still...even after divorcing,
Al continued to visit and have "close"
relationships with his children. David's mother
became a foster mother and worked nights at an
alcohol detox center, leaving her own children and
her foster children on their own in the evenings.
The stories I heard while I was married to that
man!
The foster care system is desperate for foster
families, and will take pretty much anyone who
steps forward. Stories are not hard to come by of
children who are abused in foster care, where the
standards are not as stringent as long as the
money keeps coming in to the State.
Oh, btw, David's father also drove a school bus...
...geminiwalker
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Celebrities, the rich & famous are always innocent. I am sure the kid
does not have a publicist, PR adviser, agent and others to clean up
the kids mess. Whoever has the most money in the dispute is always
innocent.