Evening star., 1942-10-17
Erro| Flynn Denies
AssauIting Girl, u.
Held in $1,000 Bond
District Attorney Issues
CompIoint After Story
Of Attack at Party
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 17.-Actor
Enrol Flynn, who has won many .
fair maiden's heart on the silver
screen but wasn't able to make
success of his own marriage, was
defendant today in a criminal as
sault charge involving q 17-year-old
stage-struck girl, who said he told
her he was very fond Of me and
would get me a job"
A complaint, issued on instructions
from District Attorney John F. Dock
weller, alleged that on the night of
September ~ Mr.. Flynn attacked
Betty Hansen of Lincoln, Nebr.,
during q party at the fashionable
Bel Air, home of Fred McEvoy,
wealthy British sportsman and for
mer Olympic bobsled champion.
HE told me he would call me
the next night" Juvenile Officer
Dorothy Pulas quoted the girl as
saying. II waited for three nights,
but never called"
Released Under $1,000 Bail.
Father of 17-month-old son, Mr..
Flynn, who was divorced last April
by Lily Damita, the actress, was
released under $1,000 bail pending
preliminary hearing october %.
II can't understand what all this
is about" said the 33-year- Brit
ish-born actor in denying the charge.
Il hardly spoke to the girl, and GER
tainly I did not harm her"
The complaint against Flynn was
Signed by Mrs. Jack Marsden, sis
ter, with whom Miss Hansen lived.
It also charged three youthful film
studio employees with making subse-
quent morals attacks on the girl.
Listed as Armand Knapp, 18:
Morrie Black, 20, and Joseph Ger
aldi, 20, they already are in custody
Under California law, a sex Of
fense against a. girl under 10, re-
gardlessof consent, constitutes GRIM
inal assault.
No Indictment Returned.
Mr. Flynn was among several wit
nesses who appeared Wednesday be-
fore a county grand jury. No in
dictment was returned.
The grand jury obviously ignored
the evidence in this case," said Mr..
Dockweiler in ordering the COM
plant issued.
Witnesses before the grand jury
included Lynne Boyer, blonde singer
and Agnes "Chichi" Toupes, dark
haired dancer.
Policewoman Pulas and Police
Sergts. Edward Walker and R. w
Bowling said Miss Hansen, who dis
appeared, from her sisters home q
month ago and was found by police
told the following story:
when I left my sisters home, ]
got job. in a drug store. I met
Knapp there. He offered to intro.
duce me to Enrol Flynn, whom I had
always admired on the screen.
asked my boss for time off. He re-
fused to let me go. Knapp told me
to quit and come anyway, that Flynn
would get me a job.
with 'Chichi,' Knapp and I wen
to the McEvoy estate. We were moi
invited, but they seemed glad to SET
us. Bus Wiles, Flynn's friend an,
stunt man, asked us to stay for din.
ner. -
Knapp went away and cam,
back with Miss Boyer We hae
dinner. Knapp had told me tt
take drink, and I did. After din.
ner we went into the living room
Flynn began showing me attention
He told me he was very fond of m,
and would get me job.
Mr.. Flynn's last appearance be.
fore the grand jury was two month!
ago to describe events at anothe
party, given at his home, at which
his movie stand-in, James Fleming
assertedly slugged Eric Costa, {
butler employed by Barbara Hutton
the heiress, now the wife of Car,
Grant.
No action was taken by thai
grand jury and the differences latel
reached an amicable out-of- -court
settlement.
Mr.. Flynn and Miss Damita were
married in Yuma, Ariz., June
1885. In obtaining a divorce sh.
charged cruelty.