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Jeffrey Jones, Paul Reubens charged in porn investigation
(11-15) 17:40 PST LOS ANGELES (AP) --
Actor Paul Reubens, best known as Pee-wee Herman, and actor Jeffrey Jones of "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" were charged Friday in a year-old pornography investigation.
Jones, who played the uptight high school principal in "Ferris Bueller," was charged with hiring a 14-year-old boy to pose for sexually explicit photos and possessing child pornography, the district attorney's office said.
Reubens was charged with one misdemeanor count of possessing materials depicting children under the age of 18 engaged in sexual conduct, said Ana Garcia, a spokeswoman for the City Attorney's office.
The unspecified materials taken from Reubens were unrelated to the Jones case, said Jane Robison, a spokeswoman in the Los Angeles County District Attorney's office.
Reubens and Jones are acquaintances and both cases stem from the same Los Angeles police investigation, said Sandi Gibbons, a spokeswoman for the District Attorney's office.
"Los Angeles Police Department brought us both cases at the same time in connection with an investigation," Gibbons said.
The District Attorney's office determined there was no evidence of a felony in Reubens' case and referred it to the City Attorney's office for possible prosecution as a misdemeanor, she said.
Authorities searched the homes of both men on Nov. 16, 2001, according to the offices of the district and city attorneys. The statute of limitations on the misdemeanors would have run out Saturday if charges had not been filed.
Reubens, 50, surrendered to police Friday and was released after posting $20,000 bail, Garcia said.
He will be arraigned Dec. 19. He faces a maximum of one year in county jail and a $2,500 fine.
Reubens' attorney Blair Berk issued a statement saying the charge was "simply untrue and without merit."
"Mr. Reubens has never at any time knowingly possessed any artwork from his extensive vintage and antique art collection even remotely related to anything improper," Berk said.
In 1991, Reubens pleaded no contest to an indecent exposure charge. He was arrested in Sarasota, Fla., for allegedly exposing himself in a movie theater.
Jones, 56, surrendered to police Thursday and was freed on $20,000 bail.
Authorities allege Jones hired a 14-year-old boy to pose or model for explicit photos. "The charges do not involve any sex act being performed or any video or film being taken," Gibbons said.
Jones is scheduled to be arraigned Thursday.
"This is all about photos. There's no allegations of any touching or any improper acts with a minor," attorney Jeffrey Brodey told the Los Angeles Times. "This will be resolved very quickly so he can get on with his life and get back to work."
Brodey did not immediately return a call seeking comment Friday.
If convicted, Jones faces three years in prison and will have to register as a sex offender for life, Gibbons said.
After Reubens' 1991 plea, his children's show was canceled and his star faded, but he has played supporting roles in the films "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" and "Blow."
A widely recognized character actor, Jones played the music-loving Emperor Joseph II in "Amadeus," the mentalist Criswell in "Ed Wood" and the father in "Beetlejuice."
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