No charges filed in case against Redondo Beach man suspected of drugging, shaving friend

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In case you missed it this morning, on Dailybreeze.com, prosecutors yesterday did not file charges against John Haig Marshall, who was arrested in October on suspicion of drugging a friend, sexually assaulting him and shaving off his body hair.


But a deputy district attorney said the case involving John Haig Marshall, 53, was not rejected and is not over.

"There's going to be further investigation on it," Deputy District Attorney Debra Lamb said.

Prosecutors had to make a decision by Thursday on whether to charge Marshall because he was due to appear in Torrance Superior Court.

Attorney Jeffrey Gray on Thursday maintained his client's innocence.

"I appreciate the professionalism exercised by the District Attorney's Office in this case," Gray said. "We continue to maintain Mr. Marshall is not a rapist, is not a sex offender.

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7 Comments

lousy journalist said:

No charges against John Marshall. You ruined this man's life when he did NOTHING wrong!

What a shitty journalist. They had NO CASE against this man, and even when you're forced to report that, you try to save face by transcribing the RBPD's paranoid warnings: "There's still an investigation! Something still might come up! You never know, gay people are awful sick and very scary!"

You had two fucking months, assholes. Nobody came forward. There's no case. The South Bay simply has a major problem with gay people.

The Redondo Beach cops and/or D.A. flacks need to stop posting comments here on this shithead's blog, posing as so-called victims. They were hoping people would see those and come forward to corroborate their flimsy case, but it obviously didn't get them any success in court.

Bill said:

There is nothing gay about being homosexual....perhaps you should engage in some anger management rather than your preferred "diversity" activity. Merry Christmas

David M said:

did nothing wrong and charges not files are two different things.

I challenge you to take a walk down susana ave, the street this pervert grew up on, knock on the door of anyone and ask them, and I am sure they can all tell you they know at least 3 boys he molested, then come back and tell us that the daily breeze ruined this perverts life.

justice will not be served until this pervert is dead.

Anonymous said:

Give me a break, Patty was two years old and walking down the middle of the street without supervision. She is lucky that she did not get abducted or run over by a car. I grabbed that girl out of the street many times--
The people across the street---dad--redneck John Birch Society member--wife---neglected, abused and sexually deprived hitting on John when he was 14. Daughter--got knocked up when she went to Greece. The "renters" in that neighborhood were white trailer trash.
I was 13 years old and my girlfriend Debby Dixon asked me to spend the night at her house. She wanted to go TP that night. We got up and her trailer trash dad grabbed me and said let me make a woman out of you---I laughed at him. Emily and Toni--total trailer trash--wonder where they are now?

Larry Altman---you will be served...be prepared. You, as the moderator of this forum--picks and chooses what goes on. You have control. Your company--may not approve of everything you allow or how you pick and choose. Your wording is dangerous. I was defamed on this forum. You allowed it. You caused me severe emotional distress--intentionally and negligently. I can back up what I say and clearly you cannot. So---as I said--be prepared. I hope you have good insurance. You are going to need it as some others will too.
I don't take the law in to my own hands---I don't make comments about what I don't know and I DON'T SPECULATE. You posted people's comments as "VICTIMS." You are a poor example of a journalist.

As I have told you before--you want real dirt--the truth--I have it---and it isn't made up. Hmmmm, there are a lot of people in law enforcement, the DA's Office and sitting on the bench...I know one sitting on the bench who had sex with an underage girl--oh it was before he was a judge but he was in a position of power. Accidental deaths of law enforcement? Give me a break...suicide.....why don't you go and sensationalize that? You know what I am referring to. Names, places, dates and dirty deeds . . . I am the one they fear. I always said I was going to write a book.

Can I be anonymous too? said:

write a book all you want, nobody will read it, we all know your brother likes little boys.

I am anonymous too! said:

Wow, so there goes what little faith I had in the system...

This pervert, pedofile, sick excuse for a man paid off the prosecutors!?! Or, they didn't do their homework to successfully convict this pig! I have a morsel of hope that they will continue to investigate and come up with the evidence necessary to lock this jerk up for good.

Lisa, go see a therapist and stop airing your dirty laundry and inner-child issues all over the Internet. No one cares. Your brother is guilty and you know damn well that he is, that's why you're so defensive and constantly trying to change the subject. News flash, this isn't about YOU! Or homosexuals, or personal vendettas. John got himself in this predicament and hopefully he'll rot for it.

Hmm.. maybe someone's keeping him out of jail because they want to "handle it" themselves.. I would if it happened to my little boy. We'll see!!!

political vendetta said:

It seems likely from reading Larry Altman's stenography of whatever RBPD tells him to write, and from the vitriolic sockpuppet comments here from RBPD detectives and longtime neighborhood enemies of this family, that this whole affair is an attempt to destroy a lifetime Redondo resident who has made plenty of business and political enemies over the years, both from being gay in a very anti-gay small town and from being a shrewd business man. Just because you get in squabbles with a neighboring family doesn't give you the right to fabricate allegations of rape and child molestation -- fabricated, yes, because the RBPD case wasn't supported by any evidence, witnesses or victims. Shame on you! Prosecuting gays as de facto child molesters and rapists is an old and evil tactic in repressive societiess. It's still a widespread practice in Iran, and apparently in Redondo Beach, California too.

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