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| Brain injury blamed for nudity |
| 2006-10-11 |
| HAMILTON, Ohio - A city prosecutor accused of nighttime nude promenades in a public building has suffered from "a very serious and persistent (mental) illness" and personal difficulties that may have contributed to his alleged conduct, his lawyer says. Scott Blauvelt, 35, is charged with two counts of public indecency. Security cameras captured him walking unclothed in the city and county towers of the Government Services Center twice last week, authorities say. On paid administrative leave from his city job that pays $70,000 a year, Blauvelt faces a pre-disciplinary hearing today. There, he can respond to claims that he violated these city conduct rules: "unbecoming conduct" and "performance of illegal acts while on and/or off duty." In a written statement Tuesday, his lawyer, Mike Gmoser, said Blauvelt was being punished "for having a very serious and persistent illness exacerbated by a severe brain injury" in a car wreck. Gmoser also said his client was on anti-seizure medication "that caused the very conduct charged in this case." Blauvelt's boss, Law Director Hillary Stevenson, said she couldn't recall any other unusual behavior from Blauvelt. But in hindsight, "obviously there is some concern" about a possible pattern of nudity, Stevenson said. She cited allegations that Blauvelt was unclothed when his car missed a curve and crashed into a utility pole June 22, 2005, near Liberty, Ind. Stevenson said she reasoned at the time that Blauvelt's clothing could have been disturbed when he was ejected from the vehicle. Besides, she said, the crash's severity overshadowed the clothing concerns. Blauvelt remained hospitalized for weeks; he returned to work part-time after four months. Butler County Prosecutor Robin Piper says people on Tuesday were "bewildered" by the case. Many also mistakenly believed Blauvelt works for him. "He's never worked for me," Piper said. Blauvelt did work for former county prosecutors Dan Gattermeyer and the late John Holcomb. Blauvelt then worked as a defense lawyer before becoming a city prosecutor in March 2005. People who know Blauvelt, an attorney since 1997, say news of the charges left them dumbfounded. "We've never had a bizarre conversation," says Frank Schiavone, a defense lawyer in Butler County. "He was always fair, very competent, a nice guy." |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #6 Uno Unose. |
| Posted by: butt ugly 2006-10-11 18:51 |
| #5 why do people hate when i do nude? |
| Posted by: Unose Spons6506 2006-10-11 18:46 |
| #4 Is it contagious? We may be able to use this . . . . :-) |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-10-11 15:04 |
| #3 That and "I had an involuntary muscle spasm" for the groping charge. |
| Posted by: Chuck Simmins 2006-10-11 11:56 |
| #2 ;-) |
| Posted by: Seafarious 2006-10-11 11:40 |
| #1 I'm saving this excuse; it may come in handy. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2006-10-11 11:32 |