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Indian-American designer admits molesting model

Indian-American designer admits molesting model

Rediff.com15 Feb 2013

Indian-American fashion designer Anand Jon, facing a 59 years prison sentence in California for sexually abusing aspiring models, has pleaded guilty in a federal court in New York to molesting a woman whom he allegedly lured with promise of modelling work.

Strauss-Kahn: Prosecutors want charges dropped

Strauss-Kahn: Prosecutors want charges dropped

Rediff.com23 Aug 2011

The lawyer for hotel housekeeper Nafissatou Diallo also met with prosecutors briefly.

I am broke, Anand Jon tells NY court

I am broke, Anand Jon tells NY court

Rediff.com18 Feb 2010

India-born celebrity fashion designer Anand Jon Alexander, sentenced to 59 years in prison for sexually assaulting aspiring models, has told a court in New York that he was a pauper.The 36-year-old fashion designer, who has worked with celebrities like Paris Hilton, said he was broke."I've been incarcerated since 2007," Alexander whined to Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Richard Carruthers on Wednesday, during a hearing on charges that he sexually assaulted nine women.

Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas to be divorced

Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas to be divorced

Rediff.com22 Jul 2015

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