Estranged husband seeks half Betancourt's assets

[Judi Lynn]

September 24, 2010
Estranged husband seeks half Betancourt's assets
By Associated Press ,

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — The estranged second husband of Ingrid Betancourt has filed court papers seeking half her fortune just as the world's most celebrated ex–hostage launches a memoir about her six years in jungle captivity.

The lawyer for Juan Carlos Lecompte told The Associated Press (News - Alert) on Tuesday that he filed a motion a day earlier in Bogota family court seeking to freeze all of Betancourt's assets — in Colombia and abroad.

Lawyer Heli Abel Torrado said the assets include an apartment in Paris, a home in Wyoming and royalties from her memoir. The book, titled "Even Silence Has An End," went on sale internationally Tuesday.

Neither Betancourt nor her lawyer could immediatley be reached for comment. The lawyer's secretary said he was traveling and a phone message left with Betancourt's agent in New York was not returned.

More:
http://technews.tmcnet.com/topics/associated-press/articles/104179-estranged-husband-seeks-half-betancourts-assets.htm

[Downwinder]

1. Does this qualify Juan Carlos as a gigolo? n/t

[Judi Lynn]

2. Oh, sure it does! When she was still in the jungle, she got word he was cheating on her,

and it turned out to be verified when she got back.

What a treasure that guy is!

http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk.nyud.net:8090/media/images/44800000/jpg/_44800285_husband_afp_466.jpg http://www.nysun.com.nyud.net:8090/pics/3880.jpg

http://www.gala.fr.nyud.net:8090/var/gal/storage/images/media/images/actu/photos_on_ne_parle_que_de_ca/juan_carlos_lecompte/1087471-1-fre-FR/juan_carlos_lecompte_reference.jpg

Just a gig-a-lo, everywhere I go.....
If you saw a report on Ms. Bettancourt you probably saw the segment with her husband, showing him dragging this large poster cut-out of his wife around with him in town, trying to lap up the sympathy, apparently! Holy smokes!

[Downwinder]

3. Just keeping house while she was away.

So much more I am tempted to say, but I will bite my tongue.