Phish bassist is a pedophile

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At a Dead show last week at Jones Beach on New York's Long Island, when a 9-year-old girl went missing, her parents found her backstage, in a deserted boathouse, with Phish bassist Mike Gordon, the Associated Press and Reuters report. Gordon was arrested and charged with child endangerment and trespassing, the wire services report.

https://ew.com/article/2003/08/20/phish-bassist-arrested-child-endangerment/

A search for the girl began after the mother of the child became concerned. The New York Post reports members of the Hells Angels found Gordon and the girl in a boathouse near the concert stage.

https://idobi.com/news/phish-member-beaten-by-hells-angels-after-disappearing-with-child/

Gordon's scheduled Sept. 29 arraignment was moved to today, at which point the district attorney moved for dismissal. "Although the police had probable cause to arrest [Gordon], we found there was not sufficient evidence to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt," the spokesperson said.

Gordon attended the hearing, but the parents of the girl did not. According to the spokesperson, the family had already been in touch with the DA's office in hopes that the case would be dismissed.

In a statement released last month jointly by Gordon and the parents, they said, "It is now clear to all involved that this was an unfortunate misunderstanding, and we look forward to putting this matter behind us."

https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/mike-gordon-cleared-of-child-endangerment-69005/

The girl's mother became concerned when she could not locate her daughter backstage.

She found her daughter in a secluded boathouse near the venue with Gordon where he was taking "art photos" of the young girl.

https://www.lsureveille.com/phish-bassist-faces-endangerment-charges/article_9766dde7-38a8-585c-8e1f-8c2510c4068a.html

According to a statement released by Major Richard O'Donnell of the New York State Park Police, Gordon was charged with a misdemeanor count of child endangerment and trespassing. "The arrest was the result of a complaint by the mother of a nine-year-old girl," reads the statement. "The mother became concerned when she could not locate her daughter in the backstage area."

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/phishs-mike-gordon-arrested-235671/

The essential line is here:

"Although the police had probable cause to arrest [Gordon], we found there was not sufficient evidence to prove the charges beyond a reasonable doubt," the spokesperson said.