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Lesser Charges
No Felony Charges for ?Bumfight? Video Makers
The Associated Press
E L C A J O N, Calif., Jan. 16
? Charges facing four filmmakers accused of videotaping fistfights and humiliating acts involving homeless people were either dismissed or reduced to misdemeanors by a judge.
Superior Court Judge Larrie Brainard ruled Wednesday that there was insufficient evidence and dismissed felony battery and soliciting charges. He ordered the four defendants to stand trial on one charge of conspiracy to stage an illegal fight and three of them to stand trial on the charge of a conspiracy to commit a battery charge.
The defendants ? Ryan McPherson, 19; Zachary Bubeck, 25; Daniel J. Tanner, 21; and Michael Slyman, 21 ? have pleaded not guilty. If convicted, the defendants could face up to one year in jail on each charge.
They will be back in court Feb. 5.
Judge Calls Videos ?Morally Repugnant?
Despite his ruling, Brainard said there was "something abhorrent and morally repugnant in finding joy and profit" through demeaning other human beings especially homeless alcoholics.
The video, titled Bumfights: A Cause for Concern, was promoted by radio shock jock Howard Stern and denounced on the floor of the House of Representatives. It has sold about 300,000 copies at $20 each, authorities said.
Homeless people are seen fighting on the tape and engaging in dangerous stunts. The judge's ruling comes at the end of a five-day preliminary hearing where some of the video's stars testified they were paid for their performance.
However, two of those who are featured in the video said they did not clearly remember or were intoxicated when they were being videotaped.
Prosecutor Curtis Ross said he was disappointed with the judge's ruling but said going forward with the case still shows the filmmakers committed a crime.
"The message is being sent that this type of activity is illegal," he said. "It still is a crime. The message is being sent out that what they engaged in, it's still criminal activity.