![]() ![]() The statement reads: "We will let due process happen through the legal system and through that, we are sure Mr. Chris Slayman that they "met through their shared interest in the music industry." Finch's website, however, claims the allegations are false. While the police are investigating other cases of abuse related to Finch, the boy who came forward told Sgt. A boy, whose identity is being withheld, contacted police last week and told officers that the abuse had been going on for several months. Finch acknowledged inappropriate contact with "several" boys ages 13 to 17 to police, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Nothing was left to chance, it seemed, in this sterile environment - except maybe what he imagined happening in the bedroom.Busted in Licking County, Ohio, Richard Finch, co-founder of KC and the Sunshine Band, is being held on a $250,000 bond after his arrest Tuesday on a charge of "gross sexual imposition." In other words, the way he likes it is with underage boys. This had been arranged perhaps on the one hand to save the Scottis money, but I'm guessing this also was something Rick had pushed to the Scotti brothers to agree to for his own more private, lascivious purposes. We soon arrived at his home, where, as it turned out, I stayed for two months. And now, to his seeming delight, I was in his hands. This guy, the co-founder, bassist and co-producer of KC and the Sunshine Band, had sold literally millions of records. ![]() He was in his mid-twenties, kind of scrawny, with stringy hair and a face that looked vaguely Asian.and who could forget those sweat pants, which left nothing to the imagination? My first thought was, "Dude, next time you might want to think about underwear before wearing those things again." But, hey, this was Rick Finch who had some out to pick me up, so I didn't want to judge too quickly or too harshly. ![]() He looked excited to see me, with a leering ear-to-ear grin. So, he's apparently not trying to hide anything in his day-to-day life, but publicly he's staying closed-mouth about his sexuality. In any case, there have been frequent sightings of KC at gay bars over the years, accompanied by young men. Then there was Rick's sex conviction, which had KC going into damage-control mode and distancing himself from Rick as much as possible, even saying that Rick was never an integral part of the band (which is ridiculous). Rick had a HUGE role in the ground-breaking sound of those original albums, but I believe that most of the writing was done by KC. I personally believe that KC originally gave Rick that 50% share as a gift, and my theory is backed up by a former TK employee who was in the office the day KC came in and asked that Rick be given co-writing credits for all future songs. There was some legal ugliness after they split, when KC took back Rick's 50% of song rights, which Rick claims he was duped into relinquishing. Their relationship was known to those in the music business, but wasn't talked about openly in those days, presumably because it could be a career-ender. Rick and KC lived together for many years, in a house where KC still resides. He is gay, and apparently doesn't want to make this known to his (mostly female) fans. About KC's private life, the reason there is so little info about his personal life, like the names of any women he's dated, is because there aren't any. ![]()
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