Bizarre And Awful

cindy-crawford-kaia-gerber-rande-gerber.jpgSay what you will about Rande Gerber. The guy seems kind of shifty to me - note how the alleged sexual harassment of his employees and rumored affairs have been buried in the media. However, what has happened to his seven year old daughter is truly awful. I'm glad she's safe and sound - and I hope they catch the people that did this to the Gerber/Crawford family. Details, courtesy of Bitten & Bound

[Actress Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber are the targets of an extortionist.   The blackmailer, who has been identified as 26-year-old Edis Kayalar, is demanding $100,000 in exchange for a photo of the couple's then 7-year-old daughter, dressed in revealing clothing, gagged and bound to a chair.

When questioned about the purported photograph, Cindy's daughter Kaia told her that the shot was taken by her former nanny during a "cops and robbers" game. This information wasn't revealed until Kayalar made contact with the family to demand money. In questioning the nanny, it was determined that the blackmailer is an acquaintance of hers.

The couple is working with the FBI and the U.S. attorney's office and have filed documents with the U.S. District Court of Los Angeles. Kayalar was deported to Germany and believed to be in Stuttgart, where he continues to demand money from the couple.

U.S. authorities are aggressively working through international channels and have issued an arrest warrant against Edis Kayalar.  It is possible that the nanny could also be charged, according to an FBI official who said, "I wouldn't rule it out."  Garbe and Crawford discharged the employee after learning of the "cops and robbers" game.]

Umm, I don't think I'd go with "actress" Cindy Crawford - I believe the correct tag is "former supermodel." The one movie Crawford "starred" in was an outrageously terrible Jessica Simpson-style bomb. Not to nitpick. It sounds like she's got enough on her plate at the moment! There are some sick people in this world and it's scary to think how close these alleged criminals got to Crawford's children. Good thoughts go out to the family for a speedy resolution in this matter.

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