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(Oct. 10) -- An actor with a small but memorable part in the first 'Austin Powers' movie has been charged in connection with an unsolved 1990 gang rape, according to a TMZ report.
Joe Son, who played the shoe-throwing character Random Task (prompting the Mike Myers line "Who throws a shoe?"), was hit with a slew of charges on Oct. 1, including: Five felony counts of forcible rape, two felony counts of forcible sodomy, two felony counts of sodomy in concert by force, seven felony counts of forcible oral copulations and one felony count of sexual penetration by foreign object by force.
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Son pleaded guilty to a felony vandalism charge in May, and when he was required to give a DNA sample, he was linked back to the 18-year-old Christmas Eve gang rape.
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Witchcat1958

09:25 AMOct 14 2008

They should just cut off his dick!!!!!!!!!!!!! Then shove it up his ass!!!

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Mshelly33

02:49 PMOct 13 2008

Well he will get his just punishment when he meets up with his butt buddy in prison.

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AlwaysMariposa1

11:34 AMOct 13 2008

No matter what punishment he get's it will not be enough. There are plenty of women that are in her shoes every 20 secs a woman is raped or assulted. The time for all this crime is coming to an end. I sincerely hope and pray that justice will be done, if not in this system, the next.

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ForUJCdied

09:51 AMOct 13 2008

idiiot ! The guy who was unsympathetic to this poor girl or any girl that is raped is a dirtbag and has had no parental guidence. (WHICH IS THE REASON CRIME AND ABUSE EXISTS...NO GOOD PARENTING, America's big problem) YOU LOW LIFE SCUM BAG ! YOU SHOULD BE RAPED TO FEEL WHAT SHE WENT THROUGH. THIS ASIAN ACTOR DESERVES LIFE IN PRISON. THE DNA IS WHAT PROVED IT. GET A LIFE AND FELL COMPASSION FOR ANY VICTIM OF ANY CRIME ! DIRT-BAG!

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BUNNIBEAR68

04:56 AMOct 13 2008

what a relief they finally caught the disgusting piece of shitz - DNA does'nt lie people ! for all the other idiots who posted funny comments, heres to you - may you reep all you sow! I cannot believe in 2008 we still have males walking around who think violence against women is a laughing matter -

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VegasSoccerGuy

12:07 AMOct 13 2008

He was shaggin just randy baby

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Nelsontim3

12:00 AMOct 13 2008

Five felony counts of forcible rape, two felony counts of forcible sodomy, two felony counts of sodomy in concert by force, seven felony counts of forcible oral copulations and one felony count of sexual penetration by foreign object by force.SOUNDS LIKE'S A GOOD NIGHT , WONDER IF HE WORE A CONDOM , IF NOT MAYBE NEXT TIME.

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JWhite8730

11:33 PMOct 13 2008

HOW DARE YOU SETH HAVE YOU EVER BEEN RAPE HAVE YOU? 1 YEAR EVEN 8 YEARS A WOMAN REMEMBER THE PERSON WHO RAPE HER MY LOVING SISTER WAS RAPED NO HE DID NOT JUST RAPE HER HE BEAT HER UNITL I DID NOT KNOW WHO SHE WAS , SHE WAS NEVER THE SAME OH HOW I HATE THAT MAN WHO TOOK MY SISTER LIFE SHE CHANGED FROM THE PERSON SHE WAS . NEVER SAY THIS PLEASE YOU MAY NOT KNOW OF ANYONE OF YOU SISTERS OR MOTHER WHO MAY HAD BEEN RAPE THEY WOULD NOT TELL YOU AND YES IT DOES LOOK LIKE ANY FAT CHINESE BUT HE MAY BE THE ONE SHE WILL NEVER FORGET . TO ALL WHO MAKE FUNNY COMMENTS ON THIS ONE WOMEN IN 3 WILL BE RAPED ,HOW WISH I COULD GO BACK AND TIME AND TEL HER NOT TO WALK I JUST WANTED YOU TO KNOW THE PAIN OF SEEING HER BEATEN SO BAD I CRY NOW SHE PASS AWAY HE TOOK THAT FROM HER TOO SHORTEN HER LIFE MY EMAIL WILL SHOW UP ANYONE WANT TO ASK QUESTION YOU CAN JANE

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Sethrocabra

08:14 PMOct 13 2008

"i am so sorry to go there, and this is not racist...but how do it know? he looks like a million other fat asian guys. who can pick him out of a lineup, and 8 years after the crime...i'm perplexed..."Yea, the whole leaving-your-DNA-all-over-the-place thing....its a bitch sometimes.

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HisGrace03

05:23 PMOct 12 2008

i am so sorry to go there, and this is not racist...but how do it know? he looks like a million other fat asian guys. who can pick him out of a lineup, and 8 years after the crime...i'm perplexed...

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