LOS ANGELES, Aug 25 — The owner of a home where comedian Rosie O’Donnell’s teenage daughter was found last week sent the girl a nude photo, according to a criminal complaint released yesterday.
Steven Sheerer is accused of having inappropriate online communications with 17-year-old Chelsea O’Donnell, the Associated Press reported.
The AP quoted prosecutors as saying the discovery first came to light after authorities obtained the girl’s phone with her mother’s consent and found “inappropriate communications” between the two.
Chelsea O’Donnell was found at Sheerer’s home on August 18, hours after her mother posted a statement online saying the girl had left their New York home a week earlier.
The 25-year-old, who was arrested on Friday, appeared in court yesterday afternoon, the AP added, but did not enter a plea.
He faces charges of child endangerment and distribution of obscenity to a minor. Bail was set at US$40,000 (RM170,000) cash, but a bail review is scheduled for today.
Sheerer faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted.
