A Green Bay, WI. sex scandal expands

[bobthedrummer]

I wasn't sure where to post this but maybe The Lounge is the best place for it.

28 year old Marcus Somerhalder was charged earlier this week with two felony counts of second-degree sexual assault and three felony counts of knowingly making a visual representation of nudity without consent.

Somerhalder is the owner of two upscale downtown Green Bay clubs, The Velvet Room and the South Washington Street Lounge.

Local media reports suggest that Somerhalder used a "date rape" drug on his victims and then took them to his home where he videotaped the assaults.

Law enforcement is encouraging victims to come forward, there were 60-80 videotapes and a State crime lab has several in which they are trying to identify the victims.

Here is a link to the story from The Green Bay Press Gazette.
http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/archive/local_13649222.shtml

As a musician I already have formed a pretty low opinion of club owners-but what in the hell is going on here????
Dosing women with drugs, sexually assaulting them while the videocamera records the crime-I've got a lot of questions about all this but I'd like to hear your comments.

[bobthedrummer]

1. Should law-enforcement try to identify the women on the tapes?

n/t

[bobthedrummer]

2. Were the videotapes "trophies" of a predator scumbag sicko?

Who watched them? Did the perp sell some of them?

Or did he just keep them for himself? How could other people not be aware?

I hope this guy rots in prison.

[Ellen Forradalom]

3. The Velvet Room is upscale????

I pass by that one on the way to the bus station--don't look so classy to me.

[bobthedrummer]

4. This is Green Bay standards, downtown

it isn't one of the dives on Broadway or Main Street.
:hi:

[fishnfla]

5. Not me, I hang out at the Cock and Bull when i'm there

My brother lives in GB though, I'll ask him. his wife used to bartend she might know.

[soleft]

6. What the hell is it about Green Bay

Wasn't there a Packer who ruined his career getting into a hot tub with a minor? Mark Chimura or something like that?

[bobthedrummer]

7. The case of #89, did end the career of Mark Chmura in the NFL.

And during the 1980's the Green Bay Packers led the NFL in team sexual assaults too, by some prominent members indeed.
Maybe it's the weather?

[fishnfla]

8. Chmura's carreer was ended by injury to his neck

All pro WR receiver James Loften caused a scandal in the 80's

[sendero]

9. In my best Andy Rooney voice...

...." dontcha just love it when sleazy dirtbags record their crimes on tape to aid the prosecution? "