Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Arizona lawyer suspended for attempting to channel client's dead spouse

A hearing officer in Arizona has recommended a six-month suspension for a lawyer accused of claiming that she was possessed by the spirit of a client's dead wife, then lying about in an unrelated disciplinary matter.  The lawyer, Charna Johnson, testified in the subsequent disciplinary hearing on the channeling claims that vague references to sex in e-mails she sent to the client were from the client’s deceased wife, and there was no sexual contact, according to the hearing officer’s report (PDF). The National Law Journal has the story.  The hearing on the channeling allegations pitted two experts who disagreed on whether Johnson must have been delusional. A state expert said that’s the inevitable conclusion, since there is no scientific evidence to support channeling, while Johnson’s expert said that’s an inappropriate value judgment that may contravene the religious beliefs of millions of people.

Full article: http://www.abajournal.com/weekly/article/6-month_suspension_urged_for_lawyer_who_claimed_to_channel_clients_dead_wif 

Police charge psychic with 'pretending to be a psychic' in failing to locate missing children in Punta Gorda, Belize

One woman who police say misled the community as to the children's whereabouts has been charged. She is 42 year old Delfina ALVAREZ SELGADO, a Housewife of the Water Supply Area, in Punta Gorda Town. She has been charged for the rarely used offence of "PRETENDS TO TELL FORTUNE."  She pleaded not guilty to the charge and received bail of $1500.00Bcy. She will reappear in Punta Gorda Magistrate Court on October 12, 2010.

Full article: http://www.7newsbelize.com/sstory.php?nid=17751

Miss Indonesia runs away from home to join cult run by a mysterious man known only as 'R'

Fariawati, the mother of Miss Indonesia 2010 Qory Sandioriva, has denied reports that her daughter ran away from home. She revealed, however, that Qory had changed after befriending a 65-year-old man identified only as R.  “I need some peace,” Fariawati said. “She’s not married yet and still lives with us so she is our responsibility. I want to straighten matters, as rumors are already circulating about her. I do not mean to disgrace my own daughter.”

Full article: http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/home/did-miss-indonesia-run-to-mystical-sect/395035