Dr. Dino guilty on all counts; Couple could get more than 200 yrs

[and-justice-for-all]

Pensacola evangelist and tax protester Kent Hovind winked at his wife and gave her a reassuring smile as he was led away to jail.

Jo Hovind clutched the necktie he had been wearing. She kept her eyes on her husband until he was out of sight.

A 12-person jury deliberated for 2? hours on Thursday before finding the couple guilty of all counts in their tax-fraud case.

Kent Hovind, founder of Creation Science Evangelism and Dinosaur Adventure Land in Pensacola, was found guilty of 58 counts, including failure to pay $845,000 in employee-related taxes. He faces a maximum of 288 years in prison.

Jo Hovind was charged and convicted in 44 of the counts involving evading bank-reporting requirements. She faces up to 225 years in prison but was allowed to remain free pending the couple's sentencing on Jan. 9.

Kent Hovind briefly held onto her arm as the verdict was read. Neither reacted at first. But minutes later, she held her face in her hands.


More... http://www.pensacolanewsjournal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061103/NEWS01/611030338/1006#

[Sapphocrat]

1. Buh-bye!

One less crackpot running around loose and polluting the minds of America's youth.

[and-justice-for-all]

2. What the hell is CREATION SCIENCE???

Thats rather sligh of them, but terrible inaccurate.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

4. It's like "MILITARY INTELLIGENCE" and "MICROSOFT WORKS"

See the pattern?

[zbdent]

8. or freeper spellchecker ...

[Birthmark]

3. Here's what bothers me most:

If I were Hovind, I'd have made a deal. I plead guilty...but only if you drop charges against my wife. He's as bad a man as he is a "scientist."

[Ian David]

5. It doesn't sound like Mr. Hovind was very intelligently designed.

I wonder how he'll adapt to prison life?

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

6. Oooo I SO want to hear/read the wails of "Christian Persecution!"

You know it's coming. :evilgrin:

And here's my preemptive response:

[Crunchy Frog]

7. Wow. Another one bites the dust.

Another piece of good news today. :)