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KC and the Sunshine Band Bassist due in Court Today

April 30th, 2010. By AbiK

Yeah—I’m your Boogie Man, alright.

This is the type of story—from a writing standpoint—that has entirely too many “it was there and I went for it” moments. Too many easy-to-take shots. But let me preface this by saying I absolutely do not take the charges against Richard Finch, co-founder of rainbow & bell-bottom lovin’ KC & the Sunshine Band, lightly; the guy’s charged with sixteen counts of sexual contact or involvement with male minors—including ten counts of sexual imposition, and three counts of compelling prostitution involving minors.

Finch is to appear in court today for a pretrial hearing—meanwhile, he’s been sitting in jail. And, of course, his legal team reminds us that “…these are just allegations and that Mr. Finch is presumed innocent.”

Be that as it may, according to a report on cnn.com, Finch disclosed in an interview with detectives that he “did in fact have sexual contact with the juvenile, along with multiple other male teenage juveniles as well ranging in ages from 13 to 17.”

So here’s what makes this one fodder-a-go-go for any writer…

KC & the Sunshine Band’s songs. In true just-make-sure-it-doesn’t-come-back-to-bite-you fashion, we’ve got, “That’s the Way (uh-huh, uh-huh) I Like It”…yes, we can imagine how he (allegedly!) likes it. Then we’ve got “Get Down Tonight”. Hmm. “Shake, Shake, Shake” your booty and “Keep it Comin’ Love”? One last one: “Blow Your Whistle”. The charges against Finch give new meaning to doing the hustle. See, I just can’t help myself.

But it gets better. Finch apparently lives in Newark, OH. Ok, whoopdedoo. It’s in Licking County. You can’t make this stuff up. (and, I say this will all due respect to the residents of Licking County).

Next up. RichardFinch.com. Yes, he has a website. I imagine there were just throngs Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: KC and the Sunshine Band, Richard Finch, Sex with Minors, Sexual Misconduct
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