Monday, September 29, 2008
“SOMERSET, NJ—In what local authorities are calling a ‘near tragedy,’ Charles Wentworth, a 17-year-old Rutgers Preparatory senior and member of the affluent Wentworth family, came perilously close to suffering a consequence resulting from his own wrongdoing Saturday.
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‘A lot of kids in Charles’ situation would have confessed and accepted punishment for their mistake, but my son is strong,’ said Wentworth’s father, aluminum magnate Herman Wentworth, who after arriving at the crash site told his son that ‘everything is taken care of,’ and while Charles sat in his father’s BMW texting his friends, loudly threatened to call the police commissioner if any charges were pressed. ‘Charles would never allow himself to give up and gain valuable insight into the way things work in the real world without a fight.’” Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequence”
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‘A lot of kids in Charles’ situation would have confessed and accepted punishment for their mistake, but my son is strong,’ said Wentworth’s father, aluminum magnate Herman Wentworth, who after arriving at the crash site told his son that ‘everything is taken care of,’ and while Charles sat in his father’s BMW texting his friends, loudly threatened to call the police commissioner if any charges were pressed. ‘Charles would never allow himself to give up and gain valuable insight into the way things work in the real world without a fight.’” Wealthy Teen Nearly Experiences Consequence”