There's no way it's 90%. Off the top of my head, I can think of five people who have had sex with an adult while being a minor. One of them happened to had sex with a teacher (for three years, I might add) and he is now facing time. That's only five people who have been open about it to me. I live in a small town, so comparing it to the rest of the world, that 90% is looking a little bit too high.
Maybe he really is innocent, all you static-x fans, hope she was asking him to sign her ass and they both fell asleep, she undressed in her sleep, and his computer was hacked on the internet, it wasn't him typing, and maybe the girl who was kid-napped actually was a schitzo and her alternate personality doesn't remember getting in the car with him, and maybe the first personality believes she is 18... HAVE HOPE! Just Kidding, lock the fucker up... otherwise, we don't know which celebrity will try to sleep with children next... it could be anyone... 5 bucks on George Clooney...
Funny how the American judicial system says 'innocent until proven guilty', when in reality, it's more like 'guilty until proven innocent'. Some of you have already proven that statement. Anyways, my opinion hasn't changed in regards to Static-X. This accusation has nothing to do with their music, and I think that if you are considering on leaving their fanbase because of this incident, then you weren't a fan in the first place.
It's kind of hard to defend Tripp by saying he's innocent when he was caught in his car naked with a 14 year old girl or whatever. You know? I mean, for some odd reason, I don't think they were just playing Naked Twister.
I am shocked, and I don't know what to think... First off, I hope that Tripp is inocent, but I doubt it. Second, and I'm not defending child molestors, but back in the 1800's it was common for older men to marry girls in their early teens... but that was like 200 years ago, and in current times, with our current society, that is wrong. Third, just because Tripp commited this hanus act doesn't mean I'll think any different of Static-X. I am worried that they may be hurt by this though. They will probobly get some bad publicity from all of this. Long live Static-X, and I hope they never have to deal with this kind of problem ever again.