Chuck Berry In His Coffin — As Protesters Cry Rape
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This is the body of rock 'n roll legend Chuck Berry — laid out at at his public memorial service in Missouri before being buried with his beloved Gibson guitar. But the man behind hits like "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybelline" couldn't escape his own scandalous past, as angry protesters gathered to complain that mourners like Gene Simmons were honoring a rapist. That still didn't stop the citizens of St. Louis from lining up to say goodbye to their city's favorite son!
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As earlier revealed by The National ENQUIRER, Chuck Berry became embroiled in a series of bizarre sex scandals after establishing himself as one of the architects of rock 'n roll. He made headlines in 1960 after being convicted of "transporting an underage girl across state lines for immoral purposes," serving a two-year jail term. Things only took a more perverted turn after Berry managed to make a career comeback after being briefly blacklisted by radio!
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In the 1980s, Berry was accused of being a Peeping Tom who secretly videotaped 250 women and schoolgirls as they used the bathroom in a Missouri restaurant he owned. Girls as young as six were spied on by the camera, as were restaurant waitresses caught as they changed into their uniforms before starting work. Police who raided Berry's home in 1990 looking for drugs also found tapes of him sexually humiliating a string of women — with some featuring unnatural acts involving bottles, weird sexual paraphernalia, animals, and even naked teenage boys!
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Amazingly, Berry was able to beat all the charges — including the child-abuse claims — by pleading guilty to misdemeanor possession of marijuana. But even though his past had come back to haunt him, the rocker's timeless body was still visited b adoring fans saying goodbye to a voice finally silenced at the age of 90 years old!
Photo credit: Getty Images
This is the body of rock 'n roll legend Chuck Berry — laid out at at his public memorial service in Missouri before being buried with his beloved Gibson guitar. But the man behind hits like "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybelline" couldn't escape his own scandalous past, as angry protesters gathered to complain that mourners like Gene Simmons were honoring a rapist. That still didn't stop the citizens of St. Louis from lining up to say goodbye to their city's favorite son!
Photo credit: Getty Images
As earlier revealed by The National ENQUIRER, Chuck Berry became embroiled in a series of bizarre sex scandals after establishing himself as one of the architects of rock 'n roll. He made headlines in 1960 after being convicted of "transporting an underage girl across state lines for immoral purposes," serving a two-year jail term. Things only took a more perverted turn after Berry managed to make a career comeback after being briefly blacklisted by radio!
Photo credit: Getty/Files
In the 1980s, Berry was accused of being a Peeping Tom who secretly videotaped 250 women and schoolgirls as they used the bathroom in a Missouri restaurant he owned. Girls as young as six were spied on by the camera, as were restaurant waitresses caught as they changed into their uniforms before starting work. Police who raided Berry's home in 1990 looking for drugs also found tapes of him sexually humiliating a string of women — with some featuring unnatural acts involving bottles, weird sexual paraphernalia, animals, and even naked teenage boys!
Photo credit: Getty Images
Amazingly, Berry was able to beat all the charges — including the child-abuse claims — by pleading guilty to misdemeanor possession of marijuana. But even though his past had come back to haunt him, the rocker's timeless body was still visited b adoring fans saying goodbye to a voice finally silenced at the age of 90 years old!
Photo credit: Getty Images
