Saturday, July 08, 2006
Rogr Siegel Update
Sat, Jul. 08, 2006
California man sentenced for stalking biological mother
Associated Press
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14994554.htm
NEW YORK - A California man convicted of using threatening phone calls and faxes to terrorize a woman who put him up for adoption nearly 40 years ago has been sentenced to three years and a month in prison.
Roger Siegel of Chula Vista was convicted in January of two counts of stalking over state lines. He was acquitted on a third count.
Siegel, 39, learned the identity of his biological mother in 2002 by persuading a court to unseal his adoption records.
When the woman, a lawyer from New York, refused to reunite with Siegel, he allegedly bombarded her with phone messages and faxes.
"I am somebody who has been deeply hurt," Siegel said at his sentencing Friday. "I was looking for what was missing in my life - a mom, a family."
At trial, the mother testified that her son was conceived in 1966, when she was raped by her ex-fiance. She told jurors she wanted no lasting tie with the father.
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Note that his father tells a different story.
This case will be use dby the opposition to keep adoption records sealed. It is importnat to point out in reponse that this is truly an ANOMALY...and this case actually PROVES that there are sufficient laws to protect people from harassment! Anyone can be mentally ill and a nuisance to another... an ex lover, ex-spouse, co-worker, blood relative, in-law, or just an acquaintance! The fact of Roger's adoption relationship to his mother is really irrelevant to the fact that he is mentally ill. It is actually very sad that he is in prison. A cell mate of his posted to my blog and reported that he is very disliked in prison because he wants to tell everyone about is mother...he should be in a mental hospital, not prison, IMO. It is also very, very sad that he has a son who he had custody of prior to this.
California man sentenced for stalking biological mother
Associated Press
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/news/breaking_news/14994554.htm
NEW YORK - A California man convicted of using threatening phone calls and faxes to terrorize a woman who put him up for adoption nearly 40 years ago has been sentenced to three years and a month in prison.
Roger Siegel of Chula Vista was convicted in January of two counts of stalking over state lines. He was acquitted on a third count.
Siegel, 39, learned the identity of his biological mother in 2002 by persuading a court to unseal his adoption records.
When the woman, a lawyer from New York, refused to reunite with Siegel, he allegedly bombarded her with phone messages and faxes.
"I am somebody who has been deeply hurt," Siegel said at his sentencing Friday. "I was looking for what was missing in my life - a mom, a family."
At trial, the mother testified that her son was conceived in 1966, when she was raped by her ex-fiance. She told jurors she wanted no lasting tie with the father.
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Note that his father tells a different story.
This case will be use dby the opposition to keep adoption records sealed. It is importnat to point out in reponse that this is truly an ANOMALY...and this case actually PROVES that there are sufficient laws to protect people from harassment! Anyone can be mentally ill and a nuisance to another... an ex lover, ex-spouse, co-worker, blood relative, in-law, or just an acquaintance! The fact of Roger's adoption relationship to his mother is really irrelevant to the fact that he is mentally ill. It is actually very sad that he is in prison. A cell mate of his posted to my blog and reported that he is very disliked in prison because he wants to tell everyone about is mother...he should be in a mental hospital, not prison, IMO. It is also very, very sad that he has a son who he had custody of prior to this.
# posted by Senior Mom @ 8:55 AM 
