Ex-ambassador charged with sex crimes
A former U.S. ambassador to Paraguay was charged with having sex with an 18-year-old man against his will, according to charging documents filed in D.C. Superior Court. Police said Timothy L. Towell bought the teen alcoholic drinks and dinner, then invited the teen to stay with him at his home on the 1500 block of 33rd Street NW. It was there, the teen told police, that Towell performed sex acts on him. The boy claimed he felt threatened when Towell showed him a machete and revolver. Towell served as U.S. Ambassador to Paraguay from 1988 to 1991.
Secretary accused of using company credit card to finance exotic dancing business
A 41-year-old legal secretary has been charged with using her law firm’s corporate credit card to help finance her exotic male dancer business, court documents said. Jariette Richie worked for attorney Saul Ewing. On the side, she ran Show N Tell Entertainment from her Clinton home. She allegedly used the credit card to buy nearly $22,000 in airline tickets for exotic dancers to travel to Puerto Rico and entertain women, documents said.
