Spotting The Alleged Perv Lawyer Is Now Philadelphia’s Official Sport

Remember when Rick Mariano was indicted and yet he still kept going to City Council meetings? Okay, another Philadelphian can one-up that: Larry Charles, the lawyer alleged to have attempted to have sex with a 14-year-old, represented several clients in court yesterday.

The Daily News‘ Wendy Ruderman has a lot of fun with this, describing how the building was abuzz with sightings of Charles:

Looking for Larry became something of a sport as the morning wore on. Another sheriff’s deputy who got tipped off rushed to Room 705 for a sneak peek, only to be disappointed.

“I was told he was here,” he said. “I missed him.”

More importantly, the Daily News headline finally gives us a nickname for this dude: “Alleged perv lawyer.” Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?

Alleged perv lawyer returns and courthouse is abuzz [Daily News]

Here’s What You Want: The Sordid Details

All the local news sources have much, much more on Larry Charles today, the man arrested for trying to have sex with a 14-year-old in honor of Martin Luther King.

Thanks to Adam Bonin, we also know this about Charles: He was the late Old Dirty Bastard’s attorney.

Anyway, now Charles is locally famous for not just being ODB’s attorney but also for trying to rape a 14-year-old. The story goes like this (all of this, of course, allegedly): The girl and Charles went to the Criminal Justice Center on MLK Day. The CJC was closed, but Charles said he just wanted to help the girl post bail for someone. They then retreated into a conference room, where Charles took off all his clothes and asked the girl if she wanted to have sex. When she said no, he masturbated. Sheriff’s deputies eventually found the two after busting open the door, which was held closed by a chair.

Oh, yeah, and the girl’s his goddaughter. He’s charged with all the usuals, and also with burglary.
The Daily News also examined his permanent record and listed every single thing he’s ever done wrong at the end of the paper’s article:

In 1990, Charles, then a counselor for the Philadelphia Youth Advocate Program, was fined $1,000 and sentenced to two years’ probation for falsifying records to indicate he was taking care of troubled juveniles when he actually wasn’t. Four other counselors were fined as well.

And according to court records, Charles was arrested in 1979 on charges of indecent assault, indecent exposure and corrupting the morals of a minor, but the charges were dropped.

The state Department of Revenue, meanwhile, has filed a $28,000 lien against a property Charles owns on 77th Avenue near Ogontz Avenue in West Oak Lane.

I love the use of the word “meanwhile.” Are we supposed to assume the Revenue Department was filing a lien against his property at the exact same time he was trying to bone a 14-year-old?

Lawyer found naked with girl [Daliy News]
Lawyer Caught Naked With Girl [6 ABC]
Yesterday: Philadelphia Lawyer Caught Naked With 14-Year-Old; No Other Information Available Right Now, But, C’mon, What A Scandal!

Philadelphia Lawyer Caught Naked With 14-Year-Old; No Other Information Available Right Now, But, C’mon, What A Scandal!

A 49-year-old Philadelphia lawyer was caught naked with a 14-year-old in a private lounge of the Criminal Justice Center yesterday and has been arrested.

The lawyer, 49-year-old Larry Charles, was charged with sexual assault, corrupting the morals of a minor and related crimes. Charles went with the 14-year-old to the CJC yesterday when it was closed so she could post bail for someone. After nobody had seen them for a while, CJC guards went looking for them, eventually finding them in the locked, private room. The Inquirer reports the two had a “family relationship.”

That’s really all we got for now, but, c’mon, you’re already salivating for more details! (Why bother pretending you’re not all interested in all the gruesome details.)

Phila. Lawyer Charged with Sex Assault on Teen Inside CJC [KYW 1060]
Philadelphia lawyer found naked with teen girl [Inquirer]