Former Top Chef: Just Desserts contestant indicted on child pornography
http://www.pegasusnews.com/news/2011/oct/20/top-chef-just-desserts-mor gan-wilson-child-porn/
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whoa that's crazy
shareI knew something rubbed me the wrong way about that guy, this confirms that they didn't screen any of those cheftestants from the previous season, he was the only one that bonded with Seth which was very telling.
shareIf he has no prior convictions or complaints, there's nothing that Bravo could've screened him out for.
NEVER KNOCK ON DEATH'S DOOR.
Ring the doorbell then run.
He totally hates that.
@Bionic woman Let my post just shine please, I was talking about screening psychologically which most of the shows claim they do but it doesn't seem like it, I would love for you to explain Seth's behavior.
shareUmmm...I don't understand. You didn't want me to comment on your post on a public forum?
And I've never seen any show say explicitly that they do a psychological screening. That would require either a psychologist or a psychiatrist or a test designed by either and administered by a qualified technician.
Most reality shows conduct a series of interviews. They are usually done by various producers on the show. There is also almost always a background check to check for charges filed and dropped, convictions for any misdemeanors or felonies, or things like domestic complaints, arrests, child support deliquency and the like.
They also usually employ internet detectives to check for things in the potential participants hometown that aren't necessarily illegal, but would make news if brought to light during the competition...like published nude photos.
And then finally if it's warranted by the nature of the reality show, a physical is given by the studio or required of the participant to get for themselves prior to participation.
While all of these give the producers a good sense of whether or not a potential participant is fit to compete, it's not perfect.
And why do you want me to explain Seth's behavior? I'm not a qualified mental health professional. I've got my opinions on what might have been wrong with him, but everyone's got those.
NEVER KNOCK ON DEATH'S DOOR.
Ring the doorbell then run.
He totally hates that.
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Hey Larson!
I was going to point out that a true psychopath or sociopath, could even fool a psychiatrist/psychologist during a cursory examination, but I just thought I'd save my breath (or fingers ).
So a perfunctory vetting interview by a producer of television reality show, had absolutely no chance of catching any psychiatric disorder as disguisable as pedophilia. Assuming that these charges are verifiable.
Criminal background checks and internet checks is as far as they go. I had an ex-roommate who auditioned for two reality shows...it's the only reason I know anything about the process at all.
This is still quite the shocker though...isn't it?
Thanks for commenting!
NEVER KNOCK ON DEATH'S DOOR.
Ring the doorbell then run.
He totally hates that.
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Contestants on reality shows are, in essence, under the 'employ' of the production company. As an employer, the production company has full priviledge to conduct background investigations. Contestant permission for such a background check is usually signed away at time of application.
How deep into a check the production company goes is up to them. As mentioned already, they go so far and that's it.
As far as Seth goes. He had some issues and the producers were correct in their judgement to release him from the show when they did. With that said, Seth has explained his state of mind in another forum (egullet) about what was going on with him during (and prior to) that time. I have respect for Seth in publicly discussing what was a very personal and traumatic experience he was going through. IMHO, there is a difference between someone emotionally facing/experiencing the loss of a very much loved one and someone trolling the internet for lewd photo's of children. Two different emotional issues.
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Well said!
FYI: I apologize if it came off that I was commenting that you were grouping the two together. I wasn't. There has been some comparisons in this thread, so I put my 2cc's into one post. :)
LOLOL Is he wearing a bath robe or a Snuggie in that mugshot???
Good luck getting custody of his son now.
never trust a boasting straight man that's good baking.
I'm shocked (well not really but, surprised)
I remember him well, and I know he was a boastful guy with an attitude, but refresh our memory. Why didn't people like him? Or what were his characteristics?
He was creepy. Had a foot fetish.
Um... called Zac a little girl (rightly so), um... played it safe in every challenge like Matthew... umm... and he had a son that he shared custody with his ex-wife (probably not anymore though ) that he liked to invoke in his confessionals... and that's about it.
i'd hardly say morgan played it safe, he overdid it on occasions but hardly played it safe from recollection
that said i bet Heather is somewhere orgasming at the thought
for starters, he had a very creepy and bitchy 'homophobic' streak in him.. now it all makes perfect sense... he was no doubt reminded in some absurd way of his own nasty deviance by zac's harmless exuberance, so he simply projected his own self-hatred unto zac.. as someone else stated, never trust a boastful 'straight' man who's also a fastidious and bitchy 'pastry' chef ready to lash out at others like a diva.. which is hilarious cause he always seemed angry at the mere thought of team diva winning challenges when, ironically, the biggest 'diva' was morgan.. again, he was just 'projecting' his own self-hatred unto others..
anyay, you could tell as the show progressed that the guy had serious 'gender' issues/biases.. typical 'closet' deviant..
also, his 'obsessive' recollections about his young son during his confessionals, some of which brought him to tears, were also creepy and revealing in their own way.. my guess is he was torn by his own pedophilia and the horrible thought that he might one day end up hurting his own son.. i just know his confessionals made me skin crawl.. he always looked like he was on the verge of revealing some deep, painful secret to the cameras, but he'd always hold back.. it just seemed like one big, desperate cry for help.. let's just put it this way: for a so-called 'straight' man, he seemed entirely too angst-ridden..
at least this season's matthew seems a lot 'healthier' in his emotional response to recalling or speaking about his child at home..
Did I miss the part of the articles saying that this was child porn involving little boys? Because I would hate to think that you are insinuating that his alleged perversions are because of some latent homosexuality? People are gay without being purveyors of prepubescent smut, ya know. He could very well be a straight sicko that likes to trade in pictures and videos of little girls.
I too had the same impression that he was a self-hating gay or bi guy but to label someone with moronic generalizations like "typical closet deviant" is just plain ignorant.
""""""""""""Did I miss the part of the articles saying that this was child porn involving little boys? Because I would hate to think that you are insinuating that his alleged perversions are because of some latent homosexuality? People are gay without being purveyors of prepubescent smut, ya know. He could very well be a straight sicko that likes to trade in pictures and videos of little girls.
I too had the same impression that he was a self-hating gay or bi guy but to label someone with moronic generalizations like "typical closet deviant" is just plain ignorant.""""""""""""""
i wasn't implying he was a 'closet [gay] deviant'.. i was implying he was a closet [sexual] deviant.. i.e., as in [pedophilia].. and last time i checked, gayness is not a 'deviance'.. it is simply an 'orientation'..
after all, gays aren't the only ones who may feel confined to the proverbial closet.. pedophiles are 'closeted' individuals as well for the simple reason that being 'closeted' merely means you're hiding a 'secret lifestyle'.. nothing more.. the 'moronic generalization,' to borrow your own 'terminology,' is to assume that gays are the only individuals who can be 'closeted'.. aagain, just because the term seems to have been hijacked by the gay community, it does not mean anyone who leads a secretive double life cannot be every bit as 'closeted'..
btw.. straight male pedos don't just look at pics of little 'girls' engaging in sexual situations.. they look at both litle boys and little girls.. after all, [adult] straight porn geared at straight males involves both male and female performers, not just female performers..
Actually, homosexuality does deviate from the norm. There's nothing wrong with being gay/lesbian, but it doesn't change the fact that it is a deviance. I'm openly bisexual (and proud), but I also accept the fact that most people are straight. I'm in the minority - and I'm OK with that. 'Deviance' just happens to have a negative connotation.
Actually, I too got the impression from your post that you were implying he was gay:
never trust a boastful 'straight' man who's also a fastidious and bitchy 'pastry' chef ready to lash out at others like a divashare
at least this season's matthew seems a lot 'healthier' in his emotional response to recalling or speaking about his child at home..
There's something about that statement that just sounds off. Why bring Matthew into the picture? You make it sound like you're comparing the two when there's nothing to compare. share
"""""""""at least this season's matthew seems a lot 'healthier' in his emotional response to recalling or speaking about his child at home..
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There's something about that statement that just sounds off. Why bring Matthew into the picture? You make it sound like you're comparing the two when there's nothing to compare."""""""
i compared morgan to matthew for the simple fact that matthew is the one contestant this season whom i have noticed bringing up his little boy at home while getting misty-eyed, very much like morgan used to do with his son..
Matthew has never gotten misty eyed over his daughter. He's a proud father, yes, but misty eyed? No. You're seeing things that aren't there.
shareIt makes no sense bringing up Matthew's name in this discussion!
shareIt makes some sense if you're comparing a TCJD contestant who talks about their child in an appropriate way (Matthew) and a contestant who talked about their child in what some people thought, even back then before we knew about this stuff, in an inappropriate way (Morgan).
It looks like they took the mugshot at Fantastic Sam's with the bib around his neck.
share""""""""""""""""It makes some sense if you're comparing a TCJD contestant who talks about their child in an appropriate way (Matthew) and a contestant who talked about their child in what some people thought, even back then before we knew about this stuff, in an inappropriate way (Morgan).""""""""""""""
thank you..
i still don't see a comparison. How did Morgan talk about his son in an inappropriate way compared to Mathew? He talked about his son, how he loved him. In fact i dont even remember Morgan talk about his son until that one ice cream sundae challenge. I could be wrong, but i dont recall anything strange about Morgan talking about his son.
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Indeed, Morgan, like Seth, was/is clearly a bit of a wacko... but I was STILL rooting for him at the end over Yigit. Danielle would've been the least objectionable choice, but, of course, she was highly inconsistent throughout the competition, and got to the end largely by managing to make a lot of the judges' second least favorite desserts in the Elimination Challenges.
shareTo be completely honest with you...No one perv or Puritan will like my view on Child Porn...I don't believe it actually exists...I think police and powerful people use it to shut up people who have stood up to them or know too much...There is plenty of legal porn of teenagers having sex...Why not go there? These so called little kid videos and pictures are fakes...
Edit: Just look at all those fakes of celebs and I rest my case...
Just tell me why you guys did this to me...
Yes, and there are no pedophiles either. They are fictional characters, just like leprechauns.
Yes, an image can be photoshopped but a video???
'Yes, and there are no pedophiles either. They are fictional characters, just like leprechauns.
Yes, an image can be photoshopped but a video???'
If it existed it would be all over the place and it isn't...It's just a hunch of mine...When people need to completely destroy someone they use this...
Just tell me why you guys did this to me...
Why would his sick videos of pedophile porn be all over the place? It's not as if he had a sex tape. That would be all over the place, sure. I just don't see why the cops or the Feds would leak evidence in the case of a pedophile who just happened to have his 15 mn of fame a year ago. Even if he was Michael Jackson, the video wouldn't have made it anywhere.
Also speaking of delusions of grandeur, why would the cops try to "destroy" Mr Nobody, ex reality show contestant? You're not making any sense.
'Why would his sick videos of pedophile porn be all over the place? It's not as if he had a sex tape.'
I'm writing about child porn in general...If it really existed it would pop up in file sharing utilities and discussion forums...Some websites would even be hacked with it...I think this man was creating something and others wanted to steal it...
Just tell me why you guys did this to me...
Are you actually serious or are you looking for reactions???You do realise that child pornography is not only a very sick thing but also very much illegal...why on earth would that "pop up" over the internet(where it would be easily tracebalbe back to the uploader for example) unless you are searching for it and know how/where to find it.You trully believe someone would actually go to a torrent site and upload a video called "Freaky 2 year olds getting it on" and not be arrested within hours of that??To actually claim child pornography doesn't exist is an insult to the thousands of children that are abused in this or even worse ways...
shareI got super creepy vibes off this guy and never liked him at all. That smug look on his face always bugged me.
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