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The Disneyland Report > Disney News > Man acquitted in Tigger case suspended from work at Disney Disney NewsMan acquitted in Tigger case suspended from work at DisneyBy Pamela J. Johnson and Sean Mussenden Michael Chartrand, acquitted last month on claims he molested a 13-year-old girl while playing Tigger at Walt Disney World, has been suspended again for allegedly battering two park employees, officials said today. This time, the 36-year-old native of England was playing Goofy. The alleged battery occurred Aug. 29 at Animal Kingdom and involved two employees of Kodak who take pictures of park patrons, Orange County sheriff's Captain Bernie Presha said. The Kodak employees claim that Chartrand, wearing a Goofy costume, approached them and shoved them each in the chest. The employees, whose names were not released, thought that the Goofy character was a friend of theirs who was joking around. But they thought it was unlike their friend to shove them. When they saw the Goofy character take off his head, they knew it was not their friend and complained to supervisors, who contacted Disney officials. Presha said that the State Attorney's Office would decide whether to file misdemeanor charges against Chartrand. A sheriff's report had not yet been written because detectives were back-logged as a result of the recent hurricanes, he said. Chartrand's attorney from his Tigger case, Jeffrey Kaufman, said that these new claims were bogus. He said Disney sees Chartrand as a liability and is using this false claim as an attempt to get rid of him. To read the rest of this story, click here. Return to Disney News. |
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