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'Rockefeller' Sentenced to 4-5 Years

By the Associated Press

Posted Jun 12, 2009 2:01 PM CDT
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(AP) – A German man who called himself Clark Rockefeller and spun fantastic stories about himself during 3 decades in the US was sentenced today to 4 to 5 years for kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter. Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter was convicted of parental kidnapping today for taking the girl during a supervised visit and of assault for injuries suffered by the social worker who was with them.

Defense attorney Timothy Bradl, left, talks to Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, in the courtroom today.
Defense attorney Timothy Bradl, left, talks to Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, in the courtroom today.   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands as the jury delivers a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston today.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands as the jury delivers a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston today.   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands as the jury delivers a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston today.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands as the jury delivers a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston today.   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, enters Suffolk Superior Court in Boston today.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, enters Suffolk Superior Court in Boston today.   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, enters the courtroom to hear the jury's guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany, was convicted of kidnapping his daughter during supervised visit in Boston last year.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, enters the courtroom to hear the jury's guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally...   (AP Photo)
A court officer prepares to handcuff Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, after the jury delivered a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany, was convicted of kidnapping his daughter during supervised visit in Boston last year.
A court officer prepares to handcuff Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, after the jury delivered a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12,...   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, foreground, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, talks to defense attorney Timothy Bradl, rear, in the courtroom on the fifth day of jury deliberations in his kidnapping trial in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany, is charged with kidnapping his 7-year-old...
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, foreground, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, talks to defense attorney Timothy Bradl, rear, in the courtroom on the fifth day of jury deliberations in his kidnapping...   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, sits at the defense table in the courtroom on the fifth day of jury deliberations in his kidnapping trial in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany, is charged with kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, sits at the defense table in the courtroom on the fifth day of jury deliberations in his kidnapping trial in Suffolk Superior Court...   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, enters the courtroom to hear the jury's guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany, was convicted of kidnapping his daughter during supervised visit in Boston last year.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, enters the courtroom to hear the jury's guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally...   (AP Photo)
In this image made from video, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands to hear the jury's guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany, was convicted of kidnapping his daughter during supervised visit in Boston last year.
In this image made from video, Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands to hear the jury's guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter,...   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, is led out of court after being found guilty of kidnapping in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany, was convicted of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last year.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, is led out of court after being found guilty of kidnapping in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston, Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter,...   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, left, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands with his defense attorneys as the jury delivers a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009. Gerhartsreiter, originally from Germany, was convicted of kidnapping his 7-year-old daughter during a supervised visit in Boston last year....
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, left, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands with his defense attorneys as the jury delivers a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston Friday, June 12, 2009....   (AP Photo)
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands as the jury delivers a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston today.
Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, who calls himself Clark Rockefeller, stands as the jury delivers a guilty verdict in Suffolk Superior Court in Boston today.   (CJ Gunther)
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keybored
Jun 12, 2009 8:37 AM CDT
I can't believe that's all he got. He's been a conman all his life, has cheated, lied and when confronted he kidnapped a child and assaulted a case worker and all he gets is a few years? What is wrong with this picture?

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