Jeri Ryan pressured to perform public sex acts
Tristan Miller
By MAURA KELLY LANNAN, AP
(Chicago Sun Times)
CHICAGO (June 22) - Republican Jack Ryan vowed to stay in the race for U.S.
Senate despite embarrassing allegations that he tried to pressure his
former wife to perform sex acts in clubs while others watched.
''My intention is to stay in the race,'' Ryan said Monday, hours after a
California judge unsealed divorce records from his marriage to Jeri Lynn
Ryan, the actress best known for roles on TV's ''Boston Public'' and
''Star Trek: Voyager.''
Jeri Lynn Ryan charged during a custody hearing that Ryan took her on
surprise trips to New Orleans, New York and Paris in 1998, the year before
they divorced, and that he insisted she go to sex clubs with him each
time.
In New York, Ryan's former wife described a club ''with cages, whips and
other apparatus hanging from the ceiling.'' She said she refused when Ryan
asked her to perform a sexual act while others watched.
Ryan denied the accusations and said he felt bad for their son, now 9, that
she would falsely accuse him.
''I did arrange romantic getaways for us, but that did not include the type
of activity she described,'' Ryan said in court papers. ''We did go to one
avant-garde nightclub in Paris which was more than either one of us felt
comfortable with. We left and vowed never to return.''
Ryan, a millionaire investment banker-turned-teacher, won the GOP Senate
primary in March despite having little political experience,
He and his ex-wife vigorously fought the public disclosure of the files
since their existence became known during the primary campaign. They had
argued that making them public would harm their son.
In a news conference Monday, Ryan refused to comment further on the
allegations, saying his response in the court papers spoke for itself. ''I
am sticking by the exact things I said five years ago,'' he said.
Ryan has tried to shore up support from Republican leaders in recent days.
But one GOP member of the Illinois congressional delegation, Rep. Ray
LaHood, called Monday for Ryan to withdraw as a candidate.
''There's no way the people of Illinois are going to countenance this
behavior from a Senate candidate from the Republican Party,'' said LaHood,
of Peoria.
Republican Sen. Peter Fitzgerald, who is retiring and whom Ryan is hoping
to replace, remained supportive of Ryan.
''Divorce cases and child custody cases are by nature acrimonious and
allegations on all sides are often unreliable or sensationalized. The Jack
Ryan that I know very well is a good and decent man,'' Fitzgerald said.
Ryan had repeatedly assured GOP leaders the files contained nothing
embarrassing enough to torpedo his bid for the Senate against Democrat
Barack Obama.
Obama did not return calls for comment Monday night. But he told the
Chicago Tribune that it would not be ''appropriate'' for him to comment on
the revelations. ''Obviously, Mr. Ryan and his supporters will be
discussing this and I don't think that's my role,'' he said.
Democratic leaders have targeted Illinois, which is widely seen as leaning
Democratic, as a key battleground in their effort to regain control of the
Senate. Thirty-four seats are up for grabs in November.
In a statement released Monday evening, Jeri Lynn Ryan made no mention of
the allegations, but said she now considered Ryan a good man and loving
father.
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Robert A. Schnider had ruled Thursday that
the documents should be released because of Ryan's high-profile candidacy.
David Halpern
"Tristan Miller" <psych...@nothingisreal.com> wrote in message
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Well some have said that some of her Borg implants remain. LOL
Brian Thorn
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>
>"Tristan Miller" <psych...@nothingisreal.com> wrote in message
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>> CHICAGO (June 22) - Republican Jack Ryan vowed to stay in the race for
>> U.S.
>> Senate despite embarrassing allegations that he tried to pressure his
>> former wife to perform sex acts in clubs while others watched.
>Well some have said that some of her Borg implants remain. LOL
And in other breaking news...
The Space Shuttle Columbia was lost during re-entry.
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Brian
Ken from Chicago
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Will they do a spin-off after STAR TREK: VOYAGER?
-- Ken from Chicago
paul haine
> George Bush was re-elected as President.
Seriously? Shit.
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Derik Smith
>The US invaded Iraq.
>President Reagan has died.
>Four hurricanes hit Florida within six weeks.
>Mt. St. Helens started erupting again.
>George Bush was re-elected as President.
I can't help but feel this is all related somehow...
-Derik
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over the members of your opposite gender.
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