[Note: I have corrected a few typos in this.] From: ptsc Newsgroups: alt.religion.scientology Subject: Henson Seeks Political Asylum in Canada Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 19:11:46 -0400 Organization: ARS: Perhaps The Most Malignant Newsgroup on Usenet Message-ID: <1726gt45fa9rjksg1ufqtv76kak4k7tktn@4ax.com> X-Newsreader: Forte Agent 1.8/32.548 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Complaints-To: newsabuse@supernews.com Lines: 24 Path: news2.lightlink.com!news.lightlink.com!skynet.be!newsfeed.stanford.edu!sn-xit-01!sn-post-01!supernews.com!corp.supernews.com!not-for-mail Xref: news2.lightlink.com alt.religion.scientology:1297411 Today James Harr appeared for Keith Henson in Riverside Superior Court in Hemet California. It was a confused hearing after Judge Wallerstein notice that Henson was not present. The judge at first issued a bench warrant with a $25,000 bail and then change it to a no-bail bench warrant for Henson, who is seeking political asylum in Canada. He did not rule on the motion to issue a judgment notwithstanding the verdict (http://freehenson.tripod.com/draft-jnov.txt) and after he said he would impose sentence reversed himself and did not rule on a sentence. A probation officer made confused statements about the United States State Department getting involved. The prosecution recommended 200 days in jail and 5 years formal probation, with the defense making no recommendation. Defense counsel was not permitted to withdraw. No further court dates were set. You can contact Keith Henson c/o Gregg Hagglund Telephone: 905-844-6216 2237 Munn's Ave Oakville, ON L6H 3M9 Canada Henson and his Canadian counsel will issue a statement within a few days.