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YouTube videos land S.C. man back in jail By Anthony Colarossi
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TAVARES, Fla. — On the Muscare's online fame, though, helped land him back in jail. Muscare's videos have become so viral that law enforcement in One of those conditions was that he not use the Internet or other computer services, according to court records. Now, some of Muscare's
"I am writing you on behalf of an individual who is now in jail for posting videos of his dogs and advice on how to scratch your back ..." the Muscare, 77, has an arraignment scheduled for Monday. His case ultimately will go before Hill, who sentenced Muscare two years ago for failure to comply with sex-offender reporting requirements. Court records show Muscare avoided a five-year prison sentence when he pleaded guilty in 2007 and received five years probation with special conditions of sex-offender probation. He had apparently moved out of his In a letter sent to Hill at that time, Muscare wrote, "In the past 21 years, the only law I broke was leaving Muscare declined a request for an interview Friday at the His criminal problems in In 1987, Muscare pleaded no contest to sexual battery, according to records with the In 1998, he was accused of failing to promptly register as a sex offender after coming off of his probation. And then in 2006, he was hit was the similar charge of failure to comply when he made the move out of state. Muscare's history has not fazed his online fans though. Below his "Oh, Pretty Woman" video, one fan wrote in typical unpunctuated Web-speak, "edarem you look like a cross between uncle fester and doc out of back to the future. and maybe a bit of boris karloff thrown in the mix. you are a true youtube legend and will be for some time to come." Another user wrote, "this guy is one cool grandpa." At least one supporter, the one with the lengthy note addressed to Hill, suggested that Muscare might not have controlled what videos appeared online. His defense lawyer, "It could be a good argument. ... Someone could take different videos and post them online without their knowledge or permission," he said. "That can definitely be a possibility." ——— Every weekday JewishWorldReview.com publishes what many in the media and Washington consider "must-reading". Sign up for the daily JWR update. It's free. Just click here.
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