say it ain't so....an employee of Disney World in a Tigger costume was arrested Friday on charges of groping a 13 year old girl and her mother while posing for pictures with them...Michael Chartrand, 36, was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation of a child, and simple battery, and was jailed on $2,500 bail....Disney has suspended him with out pay.
this is so sad and wrong no matter how it turns out...if he is guilty, then one more childhood icon has been dispoiled by some slime...if he turns out to be innocent, then same icon has become victimized by greed...either way it is sad, sad, sad...i mourn the passing of one more bit of innocence.
Posted by Angstman at April 4, 2004 12:53 AM | TrackBackA month ago I met someone who worked at Disneyland for about three years and the stories I hear are horrifying. Both the activities by the guests and the workers are astounding, but to be honest, it is only a few notable bad apples that are running about there. Most of the staff is over-worked,under appreciated, and hold a serious grudge against the management.
Some really gory stories have emerged from my friend as well. Most are kind of odd, to be honest, but just remember to keep your appendages inside the cars at ALL times.
Posted by: Kresh at April 7, 2004 05:39 PMI believe it... I was taking a picture with Pooh a couple years ago and he whistled at me through the costume. :P
Posted by: Laura at April 16, 2004 03:59 PMthat is just so wrong...i have known what the reality of the costumed characters at Disneyland is like, as many of my friends worked there part time...it's a miserable job, but it doesn't make things like this ok by any means...i hate seeing something so good tarred like this.
Posted by: Angstman at April 18, 2004 12:44 AM