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cnredd · #1 (**permalink**) 04-19-2008, 04:23 PM

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This is CNN? Kinky!

CNN personality Richard Quest was busted in Central Park early yesterday with some drugs in his pocket, a rope around his neck that was tied to his genitals, and a sex toy in his boot, law-enforcement sources said.

Quest, 46, was arrested at around 3:40 a.m. after a cop spotted him and another man inside the park near 64th Street, a police source said.

The criminal complaint against Quest said the park was closed at the time - something Quest should have known because of all the signs saying "Park Closed 1 a.m. to 6 a.m."

Quest was initially busted for loitering, the source said. Aside from the oddly configured rope, the search also turned up a sex toy inside of his boot, and a small bag of methamphetamine in his left jacket pocket.

It wasn't immediately clear what the rope was for.

The criminal complaint says the officer at the scene was able to ID the drug because of "his prior experience as a police officer in drug arrests, observation of packaging which is characteristic of this type of drug, and defendant's statements that . . . 'I've got some meth in my pocket.' "

He was charged with loitering and criminal possession of a controlled substance. His unusual get-up didn't lead to a lewdness charge because he wasn't exposing himself, the police source said.

Quest's unidentified companion was given a summons for not carrying any identification, the source said.

...Quest, known for his hollering antics and stunts on the cable news network and its international counterpart, declined comment, as did a CNN spokeswoman.

On his official CNN bio, the network calls him "one of the most instantly recognizable members of the CNN team."

"He has become one of the network's highest profile presenters," and his "dynamic and distinctive style has made him a unique figure in the field of business and news broadcasting," the network's Web site says.

He was reportedly once offered a position for the English-language version of the controversial Al Jazeera network, but said he turned it down because being gay and Jewish, he didn't think it would be a good fit.

I think the screening process needs a little touching up over at CNN...

foundit66 · #2 (**permalink**) 04-25-2008, 02:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cnredd

I think the screening process needs a little touching up over at CNN...

They didn't see the rope in his interview?

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The criminal complaint says the officer at the scene was able to ID the drug because of "his prior experience as a police officer in drug arrests, observation of packaging which is characteristic of this type of drug, and defendant's statements that . . . 'I've got some meth in my pocket.' "

Was the author of the article trying to be amusing?
Or was this a quip by the officer himself?

Regardless, I had to read it twice to be sure I read what I read, and I'm still chuckling...

Even the name sounds funny.
"Richard Quest".
"Dick Quest".
He was busted "questing" for ...
(presuming, based on his male companion...)
Oh. The irony ...

saltwn · #3 (**permalink**) 04-25-2008, 07:23 PM

I think I'm going to have to reread the Secret Garden or the Wizard of Oz to clear my mind of today's posts.
But then I knew something "Kinky" was up before I read it....

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