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Crime History: Charlie Chaplin on trial for ‘white slavery’

By Scott McCabe
Published March 20, 2012 4:00am ET
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Crime History: Charlie Chaplin on trial for ‘white slavery’
On this day, March 21, in 1944, Charles Chaplin went on trial in Los Angeles, accused of transporting former protege Joan Barry across state lines for immoral purposes. Chaplin, then 52 and the most recognized star on the silver screen, hired and trained the auburn-haired Barry for a starring role in 1941. Two weeks after […]

On this day, March 21, in 1944, Charles Chaplin went on trial in Los Angeles, accused of transporting former protege Joan Barry across state lines for immoral purposes.

Chaplin, then 52 and the most recognized star on the silver screen, hired and trained the auburn-haired Barry for a starring role in 1941. Two weeks after the contract, 21-year-old Barry became his mistress.

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