by hmm » Fri Mar 03, 2006 12:13 pm
This man was a lawyer and a deputy legal counsel for the House Republican Caucus in Ohio and a member of staff for House Speaker Larry Householder (R-Glenford).<br>It is "amazing" he didnt have to register as a sex offender..<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.cleveland.com/newsflash/cleveland/index.ssf?/base/news-23/1141388348152720.xml&storylist=cleveland">www.cleveland.com/newsfla...=cleveland</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>'Naked photographer' has law license suspended<br>3/3/2006, 7:35 a.m. ET<br>The Associated Press <br><br>COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A man called the "naked photographer" because he ambushed women while he was nude and took pictures of their shocked expressions had his law license suspended indefinitely.<br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Stephen Linnen</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->, 35, can't practice law for at least two years and will have to prove he is mentally and morally fit before he can work as an attorney again, the Ohio Supreme Court panel that disciplines lawyers ruled Thursday.<br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>Linnen pleaded guilty in 2004 to 53 misdemeanor counts and served a year in jail.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> Authorities say he took pictures of 38 women over 18 months, before his identity was discovered in late 2003.<br><br><!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>At the time, Linnen was working as a lawyer the Ohio House Republican caucus.<br></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>In its ruling, <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>the Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline noted that Linnen has not apologized to his victims.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>some of the background:<br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nbc4i.com/news/2652235/detail.html">www.nbc4i.com/news/2652235/detail.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Gahanna police Detective John Fox said <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>evidence points to an incident in which two teenage girls were approached by the naked photographer.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br><br>"The naked photographer jumped out of a concealed position, <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>took their pictures and sexually assaulted one of the young girls</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->," Fox said.<br><br>Gahanna police said they have pictures that indicate Linnen may have been <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>stalking young girls around Gahanna high schools and elementary schools</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> before the alleged incident with the two high school students.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nbc4i.com/news/2299509/detail.html">www.nbc4i.com/news/2299509/detail.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Police: Naked Photographer Now More Aggressive<br>Victim Says Man Tried To Molest Her<br><br>POSTED: 5:16 p.m. EDT June 27, 2003<br>UPDATED: 6:42 p.m. EDT June 27, 2003<br><br>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The naked photographer reportedly struck again Wednesday night in northwest Columbus, and this time the man was more aggressive, NewsChannel 4's Nancy Burton reported.<br><br>A 27-year-old woman said the man took pictures of her while touching himself at her apartment complex on Sibby Lane, just off Sawmill Road. <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>The man then allegedly tried to lift up the woman's skirt and molest her.<br></strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--><br>The woman said she started hitting the man and he ran off. She said he didn't speak but had a toothy grin.<br>~snip~<br>Police said that for more than a year they thought the man was just an exposer. Now they realize they're dealing with something else, Burton reported.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK START--><a href="http://www.nbc4i.com/news/2531768/detail.html">www.nbc4i.com/news/2531768/detail.html</a><!--EZCODE AUTOLINK END--><br><br><!--EZCODE QUOTE START--><blockquote><strong><em>Quote:</em></strong><hr>Naked Photographer Allegedly Grabs Woman<br>Columbus Women Startled By Naked Man<br><br>POSTED: 10:02 p.m. EDT October 3, 2003<br>UPDATED: 10:13 p.m. EDT October 3, 2003<br><br>COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The man known as the naked photographer has apparently struck again, grabbing a woman on the Northwest side, NewsChannel 4 reported.<br><br>Columbus police said the suspect started snapping photos of women at about 7 p.m. Friday night at an apartment complex off Henderson Road.<br><br>When the women told him to stop, police said the suspect approached them.<br><br>The suspect "tried to force his way into the door, <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>grabbing one individual</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END-->," police Sgt. Howard Welty said. "They called police and saw him running with a blue bathrobe."<br><br>The man has struck many times over the past year. <!--EZCODE BOLD START--><strong>He ambushes women while wearing nothing but a baseball cap and a smile and snaps photographs of their shocked expressions.</strong><!--EZCODE BOLD END--> He has struck dozens of times and remains at large.<hr></blockquote><!--EZCODE QUOTE END--><br><br>composite picture of his grin while perpetrating this abuse:<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://images.ibsys.com/2002/1016/1724113_200X150.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--><br><br>not so happy now:<br><br><!--EZCODE IMAGE START--><img src="http://www.spitting-image.net/archives/images/linnen.jpg" style="border:0;"/><!--EZCODE IMAGE END--> <p></p><i></i>
