Richard Schair Seeks to Delay Amazon Sex Tourism Trafficking Lawsuit
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According to Bloomberg, Richard Schair filed papers on Wednesday seeking to delay a suit brought by four young woman who claim to have been "coerced into performing sex acts with Schair and his customers" aboard the Amazon Santana, a high-end river cruiser popular with wealthy American fishers.
Mr. Schair is requesting the case be delayed because the lawsuit is a civil case and he is currently the subject of a federal investigation. The case, when tried, will be the first trial allowing victims to seek damages under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, which is aimed at combating sex tourism.
According to Newsvine, Schair was previously indicted in Brazil for rape, corruption of minors and operating a prostitution network. He was suspected of supplying young women to a group of Shriners. There was photographic evidence.
Travel companies operating in out-of-the-way places - the Amazon being a prime example - frequently have the opportunity to misbehave without fear of their crimes being witnessed - something to keep in mind when checking out outfitters or planning for a trip.
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Yes Americans with money go all over the world and abuse people. Many other countries do the same.Just look at International adoption..do you really think this isn't human trafficiking? Oh yes it is.
I hope he and anyone who is caught in this case go to prision for a very long time. Maybe forever.
All of us regarless of where we live do know what is right or wrong.
Yes Americans with money go all over the world and abuse people. Many other countries do the same.Just look at International adoption..do you really think this isn't human trafficiking? Oh yes it is.
I hope he and anyone who is caught in this case go to prision for a very long time. Maybe forever.
All of us regarless of where we live do know what is right or wrong.
The article starts "Richard Shair, a Georgia man ... " so it is interesting how all the comments villify the children, Mexicans (by the way Brazil and Mexico are different countries), illegal aliens etc. Not one, not a single one finds any fault with an American conducting himself in that fashion in a foreign country. Could it be that an American with names that suggest European descent can have no fault if there is a "lesser being" to blame? Shame on us.
July 11 2011 at 11:05 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplyJust 1 more reason to bring our troops home to secure our borders and deport illegal aliens and kill the cartells
July 11 2011 at 9:29 PM Report abuse Permalink +2 rate up rate down ReplyYou have it backwards. Chances are the people on those tours are not Brazilian. I would bet you a dinner some of them are from the US.
July 11 2011 at 10:57 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down Reply"very common for mexican, central, south americans to have sex with children." No proof, of course, for this comment; only prejudice. If you actually want to know about sex abuse IN THE USA, check the statistics from the local CAC (Children's Advocacy Center) in your community.
July 11 2011 at 9:11 PM Report abuse Permalink -5 rate up rate down ReplySounds like something you would expect in Brazil
July 11 2011 at 8:52 PM Report abuse Permalink +1 rate up rate down ReplySICK...SICK,,,SICK. What is wrong with people today, to fell it is their right to violate anyone yet alone young women. Jail is not good enough, go back to the Bible and stone them to death. I'm not a church going person but I do remember some of my Bible lessens. There is so much evil in this world, the Bible also preaches forgiveness, how is a young person is suopposed to forgive when this will leave indeliable scares enmotionally and physically ?????
July 11 2011 at 8:49 PM Report abuse Permalink +3 rate up rate down ReplyIt's a fact that while the out of the way places do offer deviant practices----supply and demand is what makes this possible and the only reason it's not happening in the U.S .is because you can go to prison and be labeled for life. The "customers" in these out of the way places are Americans
July 11 2011 at 8:11 PM Report abuse Permalink -3 rate up rate down Replygo back to the country you slithered out of pedro !
July 11 2011 at 8:12 PM Report abuse Permalink +6 rate up rate down ReplyYou speak fact, shameful though it is.
July 11 2011 at 11:07 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySMUGGLE DRUGS!!!
NOT CHILDREN
the cartels and illegal aliens from mexico working for them smuggle both. watch "border wars" on NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC.
July 11 2011 at 7:33 PM Report abuse Permalink +6 rate up rate down ReplySchair was a drug smuggler, info here:
http://sandyfrost.newsvine.com/_news/2011/07/13/7071830-international-coverage-of-brazil-child-sex-tourism-takes-off-20-american-tourists-targeted-by-brazilian-federal-police-documents-from-richard-schairs-criminal-past
Is that boat for sale now?
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