Christopher Leasher sentenced
MySpace singer faces prison in sex assault:
Who here remembers the story of Christopher Leasher aka Christopher Jive? He was the 24-year-old ‘musician’ from the Philadelphia area that got a 15-year-old he met on MySpace coked up and took advantage of her, to put it politely. Then a ton of people came to his defense proclaiming his innocence. Then in February all those voices were silenced as Leasher pleaded guilty to the charges against him.
Yesterday Leasher was sentenced to 2-6 behind bars and will have to be a registered sex offender for at least 10 years.
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3 opinions for Christopher Leasher sentenced
Inzanity
May 8, 2008 at 10:26 am
He should have to stay on the list FOR LIFE! There is no way that he would change, and although “rehabilitation” might have been instated, that dosn’t mean that he isn’t a threat.
Watch…even on the list he’ll probably escalade into a murderer.
-V-
May 31, 2008 at 9:09 am
My patience has been rewarded. I’ve been following the case of this human trash since it all began. I believe he should have received a MINIMUM of 10 years, though I’m thrilled that he WILL be in prison. Hopefully this social degenerate will stay locked up for a full six years. Any sex offender should be branded as such for life. People do change, but not often and almost never completely. This crime isn’t something that should ever be repeated and I feel that it’s so horrible that no chances should ever be taken with these sick, perverse individuals. I also believe he should be banned from using the internet ever again. Thankfully, even when he’s no longer registered as a sex offender, the stigma will stick with him. Hopefully that alone will be enough to keep young girls away from this delinquent.
He stated that he hopes to use his time in prison to turn his life around. Great. You do that, Chris. Just remember it’s not all about you and your ego. The damage has already been done elsewhere, to that fifteen year old child, and to others. No matter how much you claim to change in the years ahead, nothing you do will ever change what you’ve already done. I’ll never forget you, though, and I’ll keep an eye out for you on the news in the years to come because, honestly, I can’t see an egotistical, irresponsible, morally corrupt, freeloading, drug abusing, child predator like you ever changing.
I wonder if his fellow inmates “dig skinny” as he claims women do. I’m sorry. “Women” is not the best choice of words since you obviously prefer the much, much younger variety. If I’m wrong, and it isn’t a matter of preference, perhaps your taste in the opposite sex is a result of your inability to deceive, and take advantage of, anyone with any sense of maturity. Start your “rehab” by learning how to have a mature relationship based on honesty, trust, and moral integrity rather than lies, drugs, and a self-fabricated and self-promoted persona. Lose the facade. It’s pathetic.
You disgust me.
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Jun 26, 2008 at 2:39 pm
I know this post comes a little late.. but I have only just come to find out about all of this.
I dated Chris for a long time.. and kept in touch with him for a long time after we dated, until I realized how poisonous a person he is. So much has been said to each side of this situation but I’d like to add two things..
Firstly, as much as some of you friends of Chris knew him, even those who have known him a long time, trust that you must have missed a very evil side to him. He is self-absorbed and a very sad soul. He walks around blaming everyone else for every misfortune and is quick on his toes to come up with webs of lies. On several occasions he confided in me certain thoughts & such against even his closest friends. He has told me that even if he is wrong in a fight he will talk & argue till he is blue in the face just to piss off the other person. No matter who the other person is.. Chris was a con-artist and he thought it was funny. He actually referred to himself as a con, when he wasn’t calling himself a “rock star”. It was always about what HE got out of the situation and if he didn’t think it benefited him, then he didn’t give a damn about you. Yes, even him being “sweet” was because he wanted something out of you.. maybe not at the moment, but in the long run he had it all mapped out in his head to always get what he wants. It didn’t matter if you were guy or girl, if he eventually could use you to his advantage, count on it. His “friendships” were based on who he needed as part of his crew because he had pissed off or cut off someone else. He conned gay men out of expensive clothes and cameras & airline tickets. He conned young girls out of drugs & “attention”.
Basically.. he has always been a very sick person.
Do I think he is capable of rape? No.
Statutory rape? Yes.
It would not have been the first time he has consorted with minors. He gets a rush from it. He has admitted to not being able to handle someone not liking him.. so if he can get you to admire or want him, he’s happy. If you don’t like him, he will strike at you every way he can just to make himself feel better.
It’s sad that there was so much evil in him because when he was just hanging out or writing music, he had a spark about him that drew you in. Unfortunately, he ended up using that to his advantage.
SECONDLY(sorry the firstly* was so long! it just all seemed to rush out at once).. His parents, are two of the most amazingly caring people I have ever been blessed to meet. I don’t know how Chris “slipped through the cracks” because his mother has always been there for him through thick and thin, even when she didn’t have the means. From him wanting to be a magician, to realizing his passion for music in high school. Even when he stole her credit card or brought random people into their house at all hours of the night. They have done everything to be there for him. Chris is just a twisted individual and no amount of “rehabilitation” will fix him. He scoffs at the very idea or mention of counseling. He went from drinking to smoking to weed to God knows what else that lead him to coke. He was hard to handle before.. He was quick to burn bridges because he couldn’t separate business & personal. He had no true sense of reality & fantasy. I cannot imagine what evil he could conjure at whim, now.
I truly hope that he at least learns to control himself. Because him doing half of what he does in prison? I doubt he would last. And that deeply saddens me that it has all come to this.. all because at 24 he still has not grown up & learned to make better decisions.
*On a side note, know that I mean no offense to any friends or family of Chris’. I respect that you want to stick it out and be there for him. But I knew this kid at his best AND worst.. behind closed doors and in public.. And just because you know one side of him or maybe even two.. doesn’t mean you know the whole story. I don’t claim to know or have seen ALL of him, but I guess I got to see just a little bit more. He has some serious issues to work out and the poster who said it was right.. Pray for those families involved, they have a long road ahead.
**As for Chris? Good luck, toots. You were a questioning soul for so long.. I hope you find your answers.
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