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According to Andersen's attorney, a Canadian woman named Shelly Lynn Chartier has been impersonating Andersen online in order to foster relationships with other people. Apparently, the underage woman in California whose mother allegedly extorted Andersen was actually one of Chartier's victims. Furthermore, Andersen's attorneys believe that it was Chartier, posing as the California woman's mother, who tried to extort Andersen.
Miami Heat wrote:"We are not surprised that this is the end result. We are happy for Chris and glad this unfortunate incident is behind him."
Her communications between the parties were successful enough that the woman from California traveled to Colorado, when Andersen was then playing for the Denver Nuggets, and met Andersen. Their relationship, however, did not develop. At the time of their meeting, the woman from California was of legal age, Bryant said.
The woman, identified by the Denver Post as Shelly Lynn Chartier of Easterville, Manitoba, posed as Andersen in electronic conversations with a woman in California. Then she posed as the California woman in electronic conversations with Andersen.
If I am reading this wrong someone intelligent please point out why.
HIF wrote:If I am reading this wrong someone intelligent please point out why.
You're reading something into nothing. Let it go and get back to putting Spo down.
GreenHat wrote:http://espn.go.com/nba/truehoop/miamiheat/story/_/id/9690368/chris-andersen-miami-heat-cleared-extremely-complex-caseHer communications between the parties were successful enough that the woman from California traveled to Colorado, when Andersen was then playing for the Denver Nuggets, and met Andersen. Their relationship, however, did not develop. At the time of their meeting, the woman from California was of legal age, Bryant said.
That seems to imply that Andersen really was talking to some 17 yr old (the "woman from California) online but that the time they actually met she was 18. I have no idea why the lawyer would say that when if he said nothing everyone would just assume it was all hoax.
From my understanding there was a 17 yr old girl who Andersen was talking to but then another woman (Chartier, the woman from Canada) kind of sent each of them messages posing as each other.The woman, identified by the Denver Post as Shelly Lynn Chartier of Easterville, Manitoba, posed as Andersen in electronic conversations with a woman in California. Then she posed as the California woman in electronic conversations with Andersen.
But if they (Andersen and the girl from California) met up in Denver they definitely were talking to each other as well and if Andersen's lawyer is stressing that she was of legal age at the time of the meeting that implies that she wasn't at some point while Andersen was talking to her. Again I just don't know why he would say that when everyone would have just assumed it was all a hoax.
If I am reading this wrong someone intelligent please point out why.
Looks like nothing ended up happening between them but to me its not a big deal anyway. Age of consents are fairly arbitrary and different in different states.
GreenHat wrote:Yeah I definitely agree with that. Like I said nothing happened, I just thought it was funny that the lawyer would say that when if he said nothing everyone would assume that it was all fake. After he said that it makes it seem like Andersen is chatting up underage girls online.
Glad he got cleared.
Heatin4 wrote:I apologize on behalf of all Canadians. We let you down. The US should invade us now on behalf of Superstar Birdman.
DWadeno3 wrote:GreenHat wrote:Yeah I definitely agree with that. Like I said nothing happened, I just thought it was funny that the lawyer would say that when if he said nothing everyone would assume that it was all fake. After he said that it makes it seem like Andersen is chatting up underage girls online.
Glad he got cleared.
I disagree, somebody with Andersen's background and reputation would quickly be the victim of false speculation if his lawyer hadn't clarified the situation.
I don't think it makes it seem like he's chatting up underage girls though. It's just an unfortunate situation with a girl that's barely legal.
GreenHat wrote:DWadeno3 wrote:GreenHat wrote:Yeah I definitely agree with that. Like I said nothing happened, I just thought it was funny that the lawyer would say that when if he said nothing everyone would assume that it was all fake. After he said that it makes it seem like Andersen is chatting up underage girls online.
Glad he got cleared.
I disagree, somebody with Andersen's background and reputation would quickly be the victim of false speculation if his lawyer hadn't clarified the situation.
I don't think it makes it seem like he's chatting up underage girls though. It's just an unfortunate situation with a girl that's barely legal.
What do you mean? The false speculation would have worked in his favor in this case. Everyone would have assumed it was all fake.
Even after he said it most people just read the headline and thought it was all fake. If he didn't say anything I would have assumed that there was no girl in California and that the Canadian lady just made it all up.
He was chatting up an underage girl, she just turned 18 by the time they met. Again I don't care but that is probably not something Andersen would want to be publicly known.
The Birdman’s Vengeful Ghost
By Flinder Boyd | Newsweek
May 28, 2014 5:58 AM EDT
The Pas courthouse in the backwoods of Manitoba sits near the local jail, set back from the road by a quarter-mile of rolling green lawn. It’s a nondescript, one-story brick building that serves the small communities in the upper reaches of Canada’s Keystone province, where land disputes, petty theft and public drunkenness charges are brought before provincial judges and usually resolved with a handshake and a finger-wag.
Last December, just a few days before Christmas, Shelly Lynne Chartier, a 29-year-old recluse with a sixth-grade education, was in that courthouse, accused of masterminding an elaborate Web scam that ensnared both celebrities and their fans. Authorities say her ruse was one of the most sophisticated they’ve ever seen. It lasted nearly three years and tormented at least 11 victims, including a B-list actress, a Playboy Playmate and even a member of the Kardashian-Jenner clan.
Chartier stood silently as the judge read the charges, then remanded her back to her hometown of nearby Easterville on house arrest. He also ordered her Internet access to be turned off immediately.
Meanwhile, 2,600 miles away, Chris Andersen was in Miami, anxiously awaiting a call from his lawyer. The 35-year-old NBA player was recovering from the previous night’s game while hoping for some news about the court appearance of the woman who had nearly destroyed his career, and his life...
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