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Why are people saying Paul Reubens is a child rapist?


I just got off of deadline.com, and there was one TMZ fan who said that he wished TMZ was around, so that they could nail him and Jeffrey Jones for raping a teenage boy, and give them a trial they deserve.

Anyone who calls Reubens a child rapist pedo is a stupid scumbag, nothing more.

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He was accused awhile back of owning child pornography. It was pretty much a bum rap. Reubens collects antique porn, Gay and straight, and they weren't always as particular checking ages and such in the older stuff. Moreover, Reubens essentially 'bought in bulk'. That is, like a lot of wealthy and/or famous collectors, rather than going to auctions and such himself, he'd have his people buy entire collections which were up for sale. They'd ship it all to him and he'd sort through it all at his own pace, keeping what he wanted and re-selling or otherwise disposing of the rest. So it's likely a few questionable items might have been in his possession at one time or another.

Most importantly, the really disturbing thing that got him in trouble wasn't even his. His lawyers were able to prove a piece of film showing fairly graphic activity between minors had not been among the material taken from his house. It'd somehow gotten in with his stuff afterward in the police station.

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Originally, The National Enquirer said Reubens was accused of child abuse.

http://cinema.com/news/item/5563/pee-wee-herman-accused-of-child-abuse.phtml

http://freepeewee.tripod.com/

Is Reubens really friends with Jones? I heard one source say this, but others say that it is not true and that the only real connection the two of them had was that they both worked with Tim Burton.

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I really have no idea. But even if he is, that doesn't necessarily mean he knew about it or was involved.

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Wow! So weird. Can't believe the Enquirer though.

The thing is, the boy testified that Jones molested him and sued Jones for a lot of money. He never ever mentioned Paul Reubens. No other source has ever mentioned Reubens being a part of the Jones child rape case either. None.

Also, the details of that National Enquirer report are incorrect. Their 'source' said that Reubens had child porn on his computer. That is incorrect. A lengthy report was released around 2002 or so that stated that police found absolutely no pornographic material on his computer, it was all physical vintage magazines.

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