Hollywood Child Star Manager Arrested For Molesting Teenage Client
Dec. 1 2011, Published 5:00 a.m. ET
By Debbie Emery - Breaking Celebrity News Reporter
A man who made his name managing child stars in Hollywood is suspected of sexually abusing one of the aspiring actors who hoped he would make him famous, Breaking Celebrity News has learned.
Martin Weiss of Santa Monica, California, was arrested on Tuesday for committing lewd acts on a child under 14 after a former client told police that he had been molested in his manager's apartment, reported the Los Angeles Times.
The victim, who is an aspiring singer and musician, may be just one of many that the 47-year-old alleged pedophile could have abused, police suspect.
According to an affidavit filed with the Los Angeles Superior Court, an 18-year-old man went to the police last month and reported that Weiss had abused him from the age of 11 or 12 until 15. The horrific ordeal involved the older man having sex with the boy 30 or 40 times over the three-year period.
"The victim said Weiss told him that what they were doing was common practice in the entertainment industry, and if the victim were to tell anyone it would ruin the victim's career and hurt them both," read the affidavit.
Unbelievably, according to the affidavit, the manager admitted to the sexual interactions with the child but denied that it was abuse.
"Weiss intimated that he targeted the victim because the victim showed interest, and Weiss claimed the