‘Family Company’ Billionaire Charged With Graphic, Repeated Sexual Assault of Child
- Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:41am by
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RACINE, Wis. (The Blaze/AP) — A billionaire executive whose family has run SC Johnson for five generations was charged Thursday with having sexual contact with a now 15-year-old girl over the course of several years.
Samuel Curtis Johnson III, who goes by Curt, faces a count of repeated sexual assault of a child. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 40 years in prison and a $100,000 fine.
Johnson, 55, is the former chairman of Sturtevant-based Diversey Inc., a cleaning-products company that was spun off from SC Johnson in the late 1990s. Privately held SC Johnson makes household products including Pledge, Glade, Windex and Ziploc.
Johnson resigned from Diversey’s board in February and was taking a leave of absence for personal reasons, the company said at the time.
Diversey spokesman John Matthews told The Associated Press on Thursday that Johnson had retired effective the end of March and that his leave of absence immediately removed him from any role with the company. Johnson was replaced by his sister.
The criminal complaint accuses Johnson of having inappropriate sexual contact with the girl 15 to 20 times, starting in the summer after she finished sixth grade. The girl told investigators that Johnson exposed himself, fondled her under her clothes and kissed her breasts and elsewhere.
The girl’s voice cracked and she began to cry as she described Johnson as having a “sex addiction” and “touching problem,” according to the partially redacted complaint.
Prosecutors said the girl confided about the abuse to her mother, who confronted Johnson. He allegedly admitted to fondling the girl’s breasts and repeatedly apologized for his behavior.
Johnson’s cash bail was set at $500,000. Messages left with both of Johnson’s lawyers were not immediately returned.
Family spokesman Harlan Loeb said Johnson is married with three children.
“Obviously this is a personal matter for Curt,” Loeb said. “Allegations of this nature are always deeply disturbing. The family is distraught and very much hopes for the best for everyone involved.”
Johnson’s brother, Fisk, is the chairman and chief executive of SC Johnson, based in Racine.
In an email to SC Johnson staff on Thursday, Fisk explained the family is upset while also offering support for his brother:
“The nature of allegations of this type is always appalling. And our family is distraught. This is an ongoing investigation. I fully respect the process and can only hope for the best for everyone involved.
“Unfortunately, no family is immune from crises.
“I love my brother and the news of these claims has been very devastating. I would very much appreciate your understanding as I do what I can to support Curt and his family.”
Referencing the company’s accounts, The Daily Mail says Curt earned $8.2million in 2010 through his salary and stock options. It also says he ranked 595 in the Forbes Billionaire List with a value of $2.2billion.




















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Czar Casm
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:34amCorrect TXPILOT, she would be the one in trouble.
Report Post »jim
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:34amCreepy… this story is high profile, so it gets press; wonder how many stories similar to this exist in the hood every day…
Report Post »tack2jibe
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:30amThe write up states that she told her mother…Well, where in the HELL was her mother & father? Why was she left alone with him at all? He is a monster, but the parents should also be held to some questioning for allowing her to be alone with him. What is the relationship between the child’s parents and him that lead to them even meeting?
Report Post »Dale
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:18pmGood questions, and probably better answered before jumping to conclusions and leaving comments.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:27amDid I miss it or did it not say where or how he had access to this girl? Where were her parents? If he is guilty I hope they punish him to the fullest extent of the law, the prisoners will take care of the rest if the put him in the gereral population. He will have his own seperate area though those with money usually do.If it follows the way they normally sentence them they will also give him time off for good behavior. Since there is no cure for this I cannot believe they would ever put him on the streets again but that is generally what happens.I hope the child can get the needed counseling and learn to cope with this. I know what I think the appropriate sentence would be but they won’t allow that.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:25amThere is just so much forgiveness in the air that I can hardly breathe. Before you make your comments talk to God! Because He will lead you to a comment that’s worth printing. Even if this guy gets off from facing jail time, I know that he will have a hard time explaining his actions to the Creator. God will give him a punishment meet for his crimes.
Report Post »kmichaels
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 5:13pmLikewise, God will give you a punishment meet for your crimes. Nice how that works out, huh?
Report Post »TXPilot
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:25amWell, at least he wascaught before Sharia law becomes official here and he would just get a thumbs up by the local Imam.
Report Post »livingthedreamintx
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:23am@SEASONOFREASON… God doesn’t believe in atheists, therefore, atheists don’t exist.
Report Post »SeasonOfReason
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:06pmI don’t exist? Maybe I am God.
Report Post »Rapunzel
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:47pm@Season – you will stand before Him one day and wish you had acknowledged Him in this life.
Report Post »SeasonOfReason
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 3:34pmWhat if you are wrong and the true God is Allah? Or Zeus? Or what if God rewards people for having a skeptical mind and the punishes those who believe without question?
Report Post »Showtime
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:23am@SeasonOfReason
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:04am
God forgive me, but God does not exist.
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Perhaps not in you life, but God exists in mine.
Report Post »God loves you, whether you know He exists or not. I shall pray for you and see if you can feel a difference in your life or not.
and to the republic
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:23amIn Matthew 18:6 Jesus warns anyone that causes a child to lose their faith, it would be better to have a rock tied to their neck and be thrown into the sea….
Report Post »Liz
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:20amWhy would you boycott the company? That is ridiculous. He has already retired and the company has no say in his punishment. I’m sure he is a stockholder, but do you want to harm all the innocent stockholders and employees just to get back at this guy? If he is guilty, he is an evil man, but the entire corporation should not be judged because of him.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:25amJOEB won’t even be boycotting the right “Johnson” company. Don’t confuse him with logical questions.
Report Post »NOKOOLAIDDRINKER
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:12amI’m not a mental health professional, but from statements by convicted pedophiles. They all believe what they do is not wrong or abusive, but are “acts of love”. They say they would “never hurt a child” and “ love children”. To them their pedophilia is how they express their love for children. They were all probably abused as children, twisting their basic ideals and definition of love. It‘s usually so deep in their psyche’s that they cannot be cured or reformed. It‘s sad and our criminal justice system doesn’t deal with it accordingly. It’s also a visious cycle of abuse– the abused becomes the abuser.
Report Post »sodacrackers2
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:22amThere is evil in the world and those who create it don’t necessarily have to have been abused themselves.
Report Post »NOKOOLAIDDRINKER
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:39am@SODACRACKERS2
You are so right!! I forgot evil.
@HEAVYDUTY
True!!! God’s Judgement is the Final Judgement! My Mom always says “We reap what we sow. We will receive our just rewards or punishments. If not here on earth, but before God.”
Report Post »Rapunzel
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:45pmWhat’s really sad is that the next generation will no doubt accept this as valid sexual behavior. After all the previous generation condemned homosexuality and children out of wedlock, and now that behavior is socially acceptable. It makes sense if you believe in evolution. After all, who is to say what is right or wrong?
Report Post »kmichaels
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 5:12pmGays believe that what they do are acts of love too.
Report Post »HillBillySam1
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:05amThat little girl will have to live the rest of her life trying to deal with the horrible cosequences of years of repeated sexual abuse…..ANYONE who harms a child should recieve the maximum punishment that the law allows……and any state legislator who opposes harsh penalties for the harm of children should be run out of office……any reason that a pedophile recieves light sentence is a crime unto itself…..
Report Post »Beckofile
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:04amI am sure he can clean his record with a big dose of windex. Then just put the evidence in a huge ziploc and finish up by covering up the whole deal with a nice coat pledge. Money will get this loon from seeing the inside of a concrete box. What is wrong with this guy???
Report Post »SeasonOfReason
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:04amGod forgive me, but God does not exist.
Ozymandias
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:32pm“A fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.”" We’ll watch for your deathbed recantation.
Report Post »Juniemoon
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 6:58pmHe forgives you for your sins and stupidity too.
Report Post »ItsallaboutJesus
Posted on March 26, 2011 at 10:55amOh, but we have to ask Him for forgiveness first. Don’t think Seasonofreason has a clue. Very sad.
Report Post »reckless
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:03amI wonder what new product they are going to use to clean up this mess?
Report Post »NOKOOLAIDDRINKER
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:13amGood comment! LOL
Report Post »kickagrandma
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:34am@reckless ~~~ GOOD comment!
Report Post »Politikellyincorrect
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:02amHe’s a pig and should be treated as such.
Report Post »mcFirst
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:01amat least the victims have a cash cow to go after many don’t.
wait, if he was a priest they would just move him to a retirement home.
Report Post »kmichaels
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 5:08pmStats show priests less likely in general, per capita, of having problems with kids than the average person. In fact, highest rate of child molesting comes from blacks (who lean towards being Democrats) and next highest is latinos (who lean towards being Democrats). The biggest factor, per capita, tends to be the poorer you are, the more likely you are. However, there are pedophiles in all financial groups.
Report Post »mtnclimberjim
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:01amJust think, if he were a muzie he could claim religious freedoms. Bastard!
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:57amHow about we wait for some actual evidence? Half of the people I know that got divorced had x-wives claiming the same thing about them. It’s the 21st century Salem witch hunt. Now if it’s proven they could re-enstate the lynching law just for him…And I won’t shed a tear
Report Post »teachermitch32
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:40pmIdiot…he admitted to fondeling her. Did you even read the article? What more do YOU need. I guess you’re thinking there are degrees of this type of perversion. Better rethink!
Report Post »smithclar3nc3
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:13pmThe mother said he admitted it ,you’re the idiot. Didn’t you read the article? Like I said molestation is the first accusation from an ex-wife which is 99% straight BS. Who stands to make bank….the mother. So I would say her claim isn’t worth much on face value. Tell you what have the mother/daughter promise to drop any civil claim for the conviction and see what happens.
Report Post »You people are always so quick think Duke Lacross team to convict without a shred of evidence. And guess what the lacross player would have been convicted as well if not for the DNA. If she had changed her panties before going to their party those players would be in prison. Thier lives totally ruined because of people like yourself.
Navyveteran
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:09pmsmithclar3nc3
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:57am
How about we wait for some actual evidence? Half of the people I know that got divorced had x-wives claiming the same thing about them. It’s the 21st century Salem witch hunt. Now if it’s proven they could re-enstate the lynching law just for him…And I won’t shed a tear
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Thank you finally a voice of reason! I can’t believe all of these blazers that are supposed to be conservative but fall into a progressive trap. Execept for you and I everyone has already tried and convicted an innocent man. Yes I said innocent because in this country we are all innocent until proven guilty! How many men has had their careers destroyed on an accusation of a young girl that was all made up? There has been many and even only one is too many! Let’s wait until the trial and all the evidence comes out before we hang this guy?
teachermitch32
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:40pm
Idiot…he admitted to fondeling her. Did you even read the article? What more do YOU need. I guess you’re thinking there are degrees of this type of perversion. Better rethink
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Hey teacher before you call someone an idiot maybe you should learn reading comprehension. The article said that the mother said the man had ALLEGEDLY admitted to the crimes. Allegedly means there is no proof. With your atttitude I hope and pray you are not teaching my children, God forbid they allegedly make a mistake and you call them idiots. When it is their teacher that is the idiot!
Report Post »Nobamazone
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 5:59pmperhaps half of those you know are liars!
Report Post »it is very very rare that a child would make false sexual assault claims, they are much more likely to NEVER tell! ESPECIALLY if the pervert is their dad or step-dad, do some research and get some facts, your buddies are more likely lying perverts and you need to find new friends.
hersey10
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:56amHe‘s going to have a great time in prison when his peers find out why he’s in there . Sick bas*ard . People like this need to be removed from society permanently .
Report Post »freeus
Posted on March 26, 2011 at 12:20amYour are so right, if I was in his position, I’d bolt. Curt’s real punishment will be on the inside. Prison inmates take a “special interest” in billionaire pedophiles.
Report Post »Warphead
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:52amScratch that last remark. The death penalty is appropriate for all pedophiles. It is a problem because the punishment is not sever enough.
Report Post »UncleBuck
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 4:23pmAgreed the recidivism rate for pedophiles is 98% for first timers and for second timers it is 100%. Juice up old Sparky!
Report Post »Caniac Steve
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:51amthis is sad as it seems to be a growing trend for the last 20-25 years now…the stories used to be about teenagwers 16-16…now we see stories and news reports of 8.9 &10 year olds…where do we as a society draw the line and forget about political correctness as no where in the Constitution does it say we are protected from being offended every? Most child moilesters are master manipulators for attention starved children who don’t get the love attention and encouragement at home as the studies indicate. So what doess that say about we who are parents ? Not juding just sharing what i know and have seen in 23 years of law enforcement experience.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:29amThis has been going on since the beginning of time and until evil is no more it will continue.
Report Post »wtd
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:33amA 17 segment YouTube’d documentary explaining the slow degredation of society is “The Kinsey Syndrome”. Warning, it takes a strong stomach to watch some of it here: http://tinyurl.com/4fgps4x
Report Post »Quote: “The Kinsey Syndrome unfolds the work and influence of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, considered to be “the father of the sexual revolution.” But did Kinsey liberate America from its prudish view of sex? Or help to unleash the horrors of our present society?”
ilovethiscountry
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:59am@ caniac steve
Report Post »Things haven’t gotten worse over the years, people are just talking about them more. There was a time when you would never mention anything like this. Now it is ok to talk about anything.
teachermitch32
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:49pmThings HAVE gotten worse over the last few decades, more so than any time in history (except for Sodom and Gomorah). If some of you posters cannot see this perhaps you are members of NAMBLA.
Report Post »Warphead
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:50amMoney or not, time to go to jail.
Report Post »vennoye
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:19pmRight On! Doesn’t matter who he is, how much money, what family………just what he did…..same as for everyone else.
Report Post »Montana Made
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:28pmagreed- but $500K for bail????? Seriously? chump change for him
Report Post »JoeBtfsplk
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:50amNo more Johnson & Johnson products until this guy gets the maximum punishment.
VApatriot2
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:58amDITTO! Just another dirty old rich man preying on the unsuspecting. Talk about innocence lost. That poor child! If he gets away with this…please, Dear God, bring this man to justice.
Report Post »Grylls81
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:59amJohnson and Johnson and SC Johnson have no link.
Report Post »Marylou7
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:27amThis guy is in so much hell, do you really think money matters to him. All he can think about are his sick, disgusting thoughts of fondling little girls. The family‘s products didn’t do it.. HE DID.
Report Post »FlatFoot
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:24pmBoycott an entire company over the personal ‘off duty’ actions of a pedophile with a penchant for buggering a neighbor girl?
That’s just plain stupid.
Besides, lacking a prior criminal record and the fact that he is a multi-billionaire, IF he is convicted of anything it will most likely be a plea bargain to a bargained down paltry charge that MIGHT net him probation and credit for time served… and a HUGE civil payday score for the girl.
Report Post »DejaDave
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:40pmNot Johnson & Johnson (completely unassociated company). The company is SC Johnson. A ban on their products makes little sense because the company and it’s employees did not assault a child, it was just one sick freak that was forced to resign.
Report Post »bobball
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:25pmThey guy has nto worked for the Johnson company in years! Read the article. He has his own company now a spin-off.
Report Post »Underground Man
Posted on March 26, 2011 at 1:12amOh look. An idiot who wants to boycott an entire corporation and hurt stockholders on account of a single person’s vice — but only until your lust for revenge is satisfied.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 10:47amTime for a moratorium on Corporations.
Report Post »texasfarmer
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:14amWhat do corporations have to do with it?
Report Post »sodacrackers2
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:15amOr perhaps a moratorium on men, or fathers? Sounds pretty stupid, huh?
Report Post »Liz
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:24amCorrect me if I’m wrong, but I believe this comment was facetious. Every time something goes wrong, the liberals want to blame someone, ban something and then wail “It’s for the children!”
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:28amThe fact that he is involved with a major corporation and has $2.2 billion has nothing to do with his perversion. I’m sure there are plenty of union thugs with these same kinds of issues.
Report Post »ZaphodsPlanet
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:36amYou’re a freaking MORON.
Report Post »freeus
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:44am@GOLD COIN & ECONOMIC NEWS
Report Post »This man and his Johnson “family” own and operate a private K-12 school in Racine! He also has a teenage step daughter! These factors could certainly play into his perversion. I hope they look into his behavior and contacts closely. Rich does not equate to “whole family company” and certainly not moral. I would say he has a MAJOR problem.
Showtime
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:45am@Liz ~
My CFL of a brain isn’t shining at its brightest. Thanks for catching the sarcasm for us.
Model82A1, that was good!
I hope that girl sues the dog mess out of him and WINS!!! She deserves some sort of compensation for what she has been put through.
UlyssesP
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 11:53amNo no. A moratorium on little girls is called for.
Report Post »stogieguy7
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:01pmIsn’t SC Johnson one of those companies that periodically tests their employees for nicotine and – if they find it – you’re fired? I am pretty sure they are. And, they’re politically inclined to the left as well. So, clearly there’s a pattern here.
Facism with a ‘rules don’t apply to me’ attitude thrown in for good measure. Lock him up with the same group that did Dahmer.
Report Post »sbenard
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:22pmNo, no! A moratorium on hands… and, and brains! Just de-hand and decapitate everyone! That will solve the problem forever! Uh, huh! Yup, that’s it!
Report Post »Anonymous T. Irrelevant
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:50pmUsually a sex offender is just repeating what had been done to them. I‘m not making any excuses for this pervert’s behavior, I’m just saying that he was probably sexually abused when he was younger, also.
Report Post »thegrassroots
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 12:57pmPond Scum …….
Report Post »hauschild
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:00pmAnonymous T. Irrelevant
Yeah, yeah….tell it to the judge.
Report Post »nosycophant
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:19pmSounds like a politician.
Report Post »Montana Made
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:26pmWhat I don’t understand is why only $500K for bond????? Thta’s pocket change for this guy!!! Lock him up and let the prison population know what he did! Sorry- once you walk down that road- there is no going back and it can not be fixed! She has scars for life and he will ALWAYS be thinking about it!
Report Post »mrsmileyface
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 1:35pm@Soda Ill go 2 steps further on stupid cause im good at it…. how bout a moratorium on male genatalia and Viagra. Were gonna need a 10 year case study on what controlls the male genetalia and how viagra disrupts rational thinking.
Report Post »cemerius
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 2:09pmOn this matter I have to revert to sharia law **sic** “death by stoning!!!
Report Post »Nobamazone
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 5:35pm@annonomus
Report Post »that used to be true, and in many instances still is….
however, we have more factors in our progressive society that now need to be considered, for instance, some research shows that many rapists had mothers who dressed provocatively during their teens years (the boy, not the mom), the boys become aroused by their mom, it causes much confusion, guilt and shame for the boy and can lead to a big problem with sexual identity at a very vulnerable time in the boys development
easy accessibility to porn is also a factor now
none a good excuse of course, but factors to consider
also, I am willing to bet that even though the girl said he touched, kissed and exposed, more than that happened and she may or may not ever admit to it, sounds silly I know and I don’t totally understand, but you would be surprised how many abuses continue because of the shame involved in the girl actually telling
don’t believe me? while working in a safe house I met a 14 yr who had been being abused by her step dad for years, mom found out, turned him in and got the children away and in the safe house. the girl admitted to him touching and exposing but flat out denied any more, more than once. He on the other hand admitted to much more in the end. Another part of my job at that time was to do presentations in area schools about date rape, date rape drugs, the criminal sexual conduct laws in my state etc. A young teenage girl I knew very well, was friends with her family, had know her since she was born, etc.. she knew me and trusted me, BUT come to find out several years later, that she had been being abused by her brother-in-law for several years and she never told UNTIL the family began to suspect that her niece (the mans step-daughter) may be being abused because of her behavior, it was at that time she told and come to find out, he had indeed been abusing his step-daughter as well (she was only 4 at the time). I asked her why she did not feel she could have told me when I went to her class (not in front of the class of course, I always made sure they knew how to contact me in confidence) and she told me that she almost did, really really wanted too, but was number one afraid of him and number two embarrassed and full of shame. Happens all the time, pervert get away with it because they threaten and shame their victims into silence.
waggie
Posted on March 25, 2011 at 6:11pmOMG, like we in Wisconsin need any more problems!
Report Post »bread and circuses
Posted on March 26, 2011 at 8:50amLet’s tar and feather him, ride him out on a rail, hang him, put him in prison for life…………we don’t need no “Innocent until proven guilty”, we can convict him based on a news article.
How many 15 year olds do you know who use the phrase “sex addiction” ??
AH HELL, it doesn’t matter, he’s guilty.
What a bunch of socialistic morons !!!!!!
Report Post »Libertyluvnmomma
Posted on March 26, 2011 at 8:59amMr. Billionaire”s family knew about this for years. They have always had bank to cover it up. Monopoly families always have a sick streak. Money makes people funny.
Report Post »Watch for the slap on the wrist and a judge with a new boat.
bread and circuses
Posted on March 26, 2011 at 9:06am@LIBERTYLUVNMOMMA
Report Post »change your ID to liberty hating momma
YouGottaProblemWithThat
Posted on March 26, 2011 at 5:16pm@model
Report Post »How about a moritorium on stupid remarks? Lame much?
GlimmerMan
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 3:02amWHAT IN THE WORLD DOES THIS HAVE TO DO WITH CORPORATIONS? You must be a left wing nut.
Report Post »K Chad Roberts
Posted on March 28, 2011 at 12:17pm“No no. A moratorium on little girls is called for.”
Agreed.
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