New Found Glory reageert op aanklachten ex-gitarist

Enkele maanden terug werd Steve Klein, de inmiddels ex-gitarist van New Found Glory, uit de band gezet. De reden hiervoor was volgens frontman Chad Gilbert dat de samenwerking al jaren moeizaam verliep en daar bleef het bij. Tot een aantal dagen geleden. Toen is naar buiten gekomen dat Klein in december al in de rechtszaal heeft moeten verschijnen, omdat hij beschuldigd wordt van ontucht met meerdere minderjarigen en ook zou de gitarist kinderporno in zijn bezit hebben.

De vraag waar velen na dit nieuws mee bleven zitten is natuurlijk in hoeverre deze aanklachten te maken hebben met het vertrek van Klein uit New Found Glory. Inmiddels hebben beide partijen een statement naar buiten gebracht.Lees hieronder wat Klein’s advocaat te zeggen heeft.

It is a difficult challenge to defend oneself in the media when there is a pending criminal case. This is because people are quick to assume that if a person is charged with a crime, they are also guilty as charged. And it is especially difficult because criminal defense attorneys insist that their clients not talk about the case to ensure that their constitutional rights are protected. Furthermore, attorneys are limited by law as to what can and cannot be said about a case to the public. 

In the matter of Steve Klein, since his case has now been brought into issue by the media, I am permitted to make a few statements. To that effect, I offer you the following indisputable facts about the accusations:

1. Steve Klein is not accused of having any lewd actual physical contact with any minor. 

2. ALL charges against Steve are derived solely from online consensual video chats between Steve and some female strangers he met on an adult website. Steve believed the females were over the age of 18.

3. The females alleged to be “minors” in this case are not known females. This means that no one, not the prosecution, not the police, and not the defense, actually know who the females are and no one knows their true age. 

4. The possession of child pornography charge is based solely on Steve allegedly “possessing” the videos of chats with the female strangers from the adult website. 

This is about all I am permitted to disclose at this time. But I can tell you, from my many years of experience in this specialty area of criminal defense, I wholeheartedly believe that Steve Klein is innocent of all of these charges. 

Steve is devastated by these accusations. He has lost his band, his livelihood, and his ex-wife continues to push for full custody of his children using this case as her pawn while he literally fights for his life. Despite this heavy hand, Steve remains strong and hopeful that he will be vindicated.

Zijn ex-bandleden hebben ook een statement over de situatie naar buiten gebracht. De beslissing om Steve uit de band te zetten heeft inderdaad alles te maken met de aanklachten die hij op dit moment tegen zich heeft lopen. Lees meer: