Fan convicted in NYC of harassing Ashanti's mother
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NEW YORK — A would-be rapper was convicted Tuesday of harassing Ashanti's mother with a flurry of dirty photos and lewd text messages about the Grammy Award-winning R&B star.
Devar Hurd shook his head as a Manhattan jury delivered its verdict after two days of deliberations, finding him guilty of stalking and aggravated harassment for messages the singer's mother called scary and disgusting.
Hurd, a sometime model and car salesman from Griffith, Ind., said he thought the crude messages, photos of his genitals and a picture of the home where Ashanti's family lives were welcome.
The 31-year-old is being held without bail until his sentencing, set for Jan. 11. He faces up to two years in prison. His lawyer, Richard Verchick, left court without speaking to reporters and didn't immediately return a phone call afterward.
Ashanti's mother, Tina Douglas, told jurors she didn't know Hurd when he began calling her and leaving messages recounting bizarre and rambling sexual fantasies about the singer. Douglas manages her daughter's multiplatinum-selling career.
Douglas said she told Hurd to leave her alone but he went on to send dozens of revolting text messages and pictures.
"It was just disgusting and humiliating and extremely frightening," Douglas testified, adding that she pulled Ashanti out of a rehearsal of "The Wiz" after Hurd sent a message that mentioned seeing the singer's car outside the theater.
Devar Hurd shook his head as a Manhattan jury delivered its verdict after two days of deliberations, finding him guilty of stalking and aggravated harassment for messages the singer's mother called scary and disgusting.
Hurd, a sometime model and car salesman from Griffith, Ind., said he thought the crude messages, photos of his genitals and a picture of the home where Ashanti's family lives were welcome.
The 31-year-old is being held without bail until his sentencing, set for Jan. 11. He faces up to two years in prison. His lawyer, Richard Verchick, left court without speaking to reporters and didn't immediately return a phone call afterward.
Ashanti's mother, Tina Douglas, told jurors she didn't know Hurd when he began calling her and leaving messages recounting bizarre and rambling sexual fantasies about the singer. Douglas manages her daughter's multiplatinum-selling career.
Douglas said she told Hurd to leave her alone but he went on to send dozens of revolting text messages and pictures.
"It was just disgusting and humiliating and extremely frightening," Douglas testified, adding that she pulled Ashanti out of a rehearsal of "The Wiz" after Hurd sent a message that mentioned seeing the singer's car outside the theater.
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EdJoyProductions
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That's okay. I won't tell. I like dirty pictures and twisted perverted stuff. But be creative! I hate boring old nudity. Penis puppets are festive this time of year. :D
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EdJoyProductions
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Progresshiv
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Take me off that list, too, if you don't mind. It's not you; it's me.
- 2 years ago
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Progresshiv
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KSirys
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Progresshiv:
LOL... come on Progress! I got some of yours, I don't complain!
- 2 years ago
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KSirys
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KSirys
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wow... I guess i can't send dirty messages or nakid pictures of myself to Sleep or Joy anymore. =P
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KSirys
