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Static-X Guitarist Busted On Sex Assault, Kidnapping Charges
Ken Serrano and Chris Jordan of New Jersey's Asbury Park Press have issued the following report:
He told the 14-year-old Sayreville girl he was "T-Rex" and he liked to impersonate the guitarist for the heavy metal band they both liked, STATIC-X, authorities said.
But the 39-year-old man accused of meeting the girl through the Internet, driving from Pennsylvania and sexually assaulting her in an Old Bridge shopping center in January was no impersonator, police said.
Tod Rex Salvador, who goes by the stage name Tripp Eisen, a guitarist for STATIC-X, was apprehended Thursday in Orange County, Calif. by two detectives from New Jersey, authorities said.
Salvador, of Burbank, Calif., was charged with kidnapping, aggravated sexual assault, luring to entice a minor through the Internet and endangering the welfare of a child. If convicted, he faces a maximum of 30 years in prison on the kidnapping charge alone.
When Det. Scott Crocco of the Old Bridge Police Department and Det. Sgt. David Jones of the state police encountered Salvador, he had just gotten out of jail.
Police in California arrested Salvador on Feb. 10 after finding him sleeping in a parked car with a girl with whom he had just had sexual intercourse, said Jon Fleischman of the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
Salvador was charged with committing a lewd act with a child and was released after posting $100,000 bail, Fleischman said.
Following his arrest Thursday technically on a fugitive warrant from New Jersey, Salvador was turned over to the Central Men's Jail in Santa Ana, Calif. He is being held there without bail while he awaits extradition to New Jersey, authorities said.
"We've confiscated several computers to examine them to see if there are other victims," Lt. Kevin Rehmann of the New Jersey State Police said. "We suspect there may be in several other states."
STATIC-X is one of the most popular groups to emerge from what's known as the nu-metal scene of the late 1990s that spawned bands like KORN.
The band released its debut album, "Wisconsin Death Trip", in 1998. The album went gold, selling half a million copies. A new album is scheduled for release later this year.
A call placed to the band's publicist at Warner Bros. was not returned. A management company, The Firm, referred calls to Salvador's Los Angeles-based attorney, Mark Werksmen, who did not return calls.
Police said the Sayreville girl met Salvador on a web site where he used the screen name "groverygodadat" under the heading "never married male looking for female."
"He tells the girl he's a fan of the band and portrays himself to look like the guitarist in (STATIC-X)," Rehmann said.
He drove out to Old Bridge on Jan. 7 from Pen Argyl, Pa., in a truck belonging to a Pennsylvania relative, said Lt. Robert Weiss of the Old Bridge Police Department. Salvador, who once lived in New Jersey, was back in Pennsylvania from the West Coast on an extended holiday visit.
Police said he had consensual sex with the Sayreville girl in the truck in the parking lot of the shopping center. The girl's mother found out about the assault and went to Old Bridge detective Thomas Montagna, Weiss said.
An Orange County Sheriff's Department arrest log dated February 10 confirms that STATIC-X guitarist Tod Rex Salvador, who goes by the stage name Tripp Eisen, was arrested in California on charges of "crimes against children." The log lists Salvador's date of birth as June 29, 1965 and gives his height as 5' 10 and weight as 160 lbs.
Source: Blabbermouth
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8. writes:
What I wan't to know is what's going on with big name Celebrities that they have this uncontrollable desire to have sex with children.We are talking about people that can walk in to any club(strip or otherwise) make it clear they want some and then watch atleast 30% of the women run to the bathroom to take their panties off . Why would someone with that kind of power wan't a child it makes no sense.First Michael Jackson then R.Kelly now this guy . What the f*** is wrong with these loser's.If I had the level of fame that I could do this kind of sh** I'd be after PAM ANDERSON or SUNRISE ADAMS (porn stars are adult's too)someone like that but not a child !!! what's this world coming too !!!
10. writes:
any underage girls (young and still going through puberty) look me up, i look 39 but really im just... okay fine, i just wanna f*** some young girls hard, a bunch too
u grown men disgust me who ahve sex with ADULT women, whats wrong with u...
:) jk thats just disgusting, tripp, i hope you rot and die in prison
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11. writes:
holy f***..what the hell? i literally yelled that when i read this. i mean-hes got endless groupies anytime he wants and a gf who would have 3somes,etc. wtf??? this is disgusting. i never thought hed do something like that- he seemed cool ,just a man whore but holy f***. o and lol, R.kelly and him would make great freinds, i hope his d*** falls off.or they give him a chemical castration like other sexual predators.
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17. writes:
I like STATIC X but this is too much . Even if it's one huge mistake and he goes out and get's councelling and the whole nine yard's this could ruine them.They'll probably have to kick him out just to keep the band going.He really picked the most wrong of wrong times to get freaky.With all of the conservative law makers out their he'll be lucky if castration is all he's gonna get.He's guilty as R.KELLY , but KELLY's got a hell of alot more money not to mention a much bigger record label's money at his disposal.I tell you it don't look like he'll have the resources to get out of this.
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21. writes:
Man doing that to a underage teen thats sick man, and your 39 years old u disgust me tripp u should get kicked off the band u always sux u f***ing poser with your liitle red hair thinking you bad ass, with all the grupies the band should get u have too do something that gross mna i hope u go to jail and yet get PRISON STYLE ..... oh yeah u sux too in muderdolls u f***ing poser
24. writes:
No kidding. This guy is going to get the sh** beat out of him in prison. I never liked the band in the first place, but honestly. Leave the stupid sh** to the fans. They're the ones that give metal a bad name, but when the bands themselves do major sh** like this, that's when the psycho mothers out there start making their children burn their cd's.
27. writes:
I agree it's a sick thing to do but as I read all of these posted comments half of you don't even know what you're talking about, nor do you know how to spell. Seems I feel worse for the band for having posers like you people around. Especially madcat who has no goddamn taste for GOOD music nor has the smarts to put together a sentence. f***ing disgrace!!!!
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Same as the Rest & 4 seem like a couple members of NAMBLA. no excuses 4 child molesters & they do not deserve to be treated like humans cause they R scum. U guys probably go around f***in little kids or sumthin so U think he is cool or sum crap. & who the hell actually likes Static X anyways? i mean come on, they totally suck donkey dong.
34. writes:
Their's no excuse one way or the other . That's a child and sex is the oldest drug on the planet . Think about it world history is full of stories about war's death's and murder's that were comitted out of lust and or jealousy . These all go back to way before Crack and Cocaine were ever a factor not to mention Oil.The point I'm attempting to make is once you've had sex you are never quite the same againe . This is exactly how you get the everyone from the Slut down the street to the Hookers at the BUNNY RANCH to JENNA JAMESON.A child of that age is not ready for that kind of activity.Their's no justifying his actions.
37. writes:
I'm in Buffalo N.Y. although I do have relatives in Dallas and Houston.I was totaly unaware that prostitution was legal in the U.S. any place outside of Nevada . Personaly I think it should be legal period . That's money that they could put a high sin tax on instead of sticking it to the poor.Also they could cut down on the spread of disease by requiring all prostitutes to be checked for HIV,AIDS and other STD's monthly . In vegas if the girls catch anything they can't work for six month's to indefinite time frames depending on what they caught .
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41. writes:
all u people pf f***ing crazy. first static-x, murderdolls, and dope are all great bands and tripp is a really good guitarist. this incident shouldn't take away from his accomplishments. second i have personally known girls that were 14,15,16 and have been with 30 year old men of their own will. third this girl was 14, all of you keep referring to her as a child, as far as my knowledge goes when you are 14 you are no longer considered a child. Saying child makes it sound worse than it already is, granted its still pretty bad, but girls that do willing have sex with much older men. and not to defend tripp or anything because it was such a digusting act, but girls today look so much older than they actually are and it is much easier for them to lie about their age and then just as easily accuse a person who has trusted them on their word.
42. writes:
and i also wanted to know if that very first comment was from the Brian Welch, ex-KoRn member or just someone named Brian Welch, because if it is the Brian Welch from KoRn, I thought you left the band to rededicate your life to your religion, and if so then why would you be usaing such language if you were trying to be a better Christian
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43. writes:
yeah, i like static x,.murderdolls and dope. im not saying he wasnt a good guitarist. hes a f***ing sexual predator/ 14 is a GIRL. you cant make up your mind in that way respondsibly when you are 14. true girls look older,and sometimes lie but they think thats what they are supposed to be doing.and not all girls do. everyone thinks im about 20, im 15,almost 16.same thing w/ my little sister,who is 14. they like the attention.and come on with that whoe lying thing, that they could do it with knowing each others age and then just lie to get the guy in trouble. because of that thinking thousands of rapists and sickos are on the street.and 14 is a child,by law terms.and if you actually know any 14 year olds ,they are naive little girls. even most people my age are. how would you feel if you had 14 year old daughter? shed be a child.
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mwitherow, you can think and believe what ever you want. but, i was just stating what i knew and felt. isn't that what posting is about. anyway the police even reported that the sex was consensual so how the hell can they arrest him. consensual doesn't mean rape. that's why i said she might be lying. and that might be why the mother was the one to call the police.
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51. writes:
Not to discredit anyone but N.Y. and N.J. legal age of consent is 17.Keeping this in mind until the kid turn's 17 or older the parent's can step in and say rape and he's gonna need a lawyer.In the mean time I was a niteclub bouncer for years so I know how hard it is to tell sometimes but it's still no excuse as a man he's supposed to know better.
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you morons that keep asking if "brian welch" from above is the real brian welch from korn are f***ing morons and should get a$$ raped by tripp, of course wearing a schoolgirl outfit so that he stays rock hard in your a$$hole pretending that you are 12 years old. dumbf*** bastards.
53. writes:
technically, having sex with a minor is always rape, even if it is concentual, because they don't have the legal right to grant their approval. personally, who cares if she got raped? i mean, anybody stupid enough 2 meet with sumbody they met online deserves to be raped and/or murdered anyways. he's a dumbass in a crappy poser band that was more image than substance, and she was a stupid slut, so F 'em both.
55. writes:
Do you guys know the legal consequences of his actions? He's going to prison for a LONG time and rest assured, they're going to keep him in check there.
Lewd acts, statutory rape, kidnapping, luring to entice a minor through the Internet, aggravated sexual assault, and endangering the welfare of a child are the charges he's facing and there are more that he could be charged with.
He's going away for a LONG TIME!
Oh yeah, morons, do you really think that Brian Welch, on his path to salvation, is going to post on Metalunderground? F*cking idiots. It's some guy using that name!!!
62. writes:
I have always liked what wayne has done with the group, just over the summer i saw them at tweeter and they put on a hell of a show, u see on tv that tripp was cool, and now he is a disgrace in my eyes, and i know many others, tripp needs to rot, im sure Wayne, Tony, and Nick are going through a rough time and i hope they are able to go on doing what they do, put on excellent shows, guys im looking forward to seeing u again entertaining, don't let me or the rest of the fans down.
66. writes:
DEAR f***ING LORD !!! Why do people with everything throw it away.I really hate seeing people who have the lives that I wan't lose it all over bullsh** that could all to easily be avoided.I swear Michael Jackson,R.Kelly,Tripp and everybody else.I'm a decent person I aspired for ROCK STARDUM . I also wanted to be an ACTOR when I was a kid.The problem was I listend to all the wrong people and here I am working job's that I hate.I'm not complaining I realize that happend because of choices I made,But I still can't get a break in the meantime the sleazebag's are getting everything !!!MONEY,MANSION's,Super Model GIRLFRIEND's if not PORN STAR GIRLFRIEND'S.In the meantime I'm f***IN MISERABLE !!!!! OK I feel better now .
67. writes:
tripp just made the biggest mistake in his life...straight up!!!! he's going to get his sh** pushed in!!!!!!! and his riffs where really "lazy" he lost focus in what really matter being a fake .......and static-x f***ing sucks ........HE'S IS ABOUT TO GET HIS sh** PUSHED IN !!!!!!! WAS IT WORTH IT f***ING LOSER!!!!!!
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68. writes:
okay-im assuming all of you are men[which makes perfect sense] men have noooooo idea what its like to be a 14 year old girl.or the way girls are forced[FORCED] to grow up in certain ways, especially in certain years.and men take that in, so many men like little girls.underage. its like sport and its disgusting., of course this girl made a stupid mistake,no ones said anything different. but tripp lied to her, raped her. hes a predator.i dont realy feel the need to keep talking. talking to a man about women is like telling a knock knock joke to a brick wall.
69. writes:
mmmmmm guys i no practically all u guys r mad @ tripps but come on did u not expect sumin like this to happen sooner or later i love static x and murderdolls cos of their music not becos of who the band r. also y isnt nethin b in done bout this wee girl she allowed this to happen. also shouldnt the parents not b at fault aswel. they allowed their little daughter to go on chatrooms and talk to people she didnt even know. come on they gotta ave heard of parental surpervision. so its not all tripps fault. hope he gets thru it. eternally tripps fan aaf.
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mwitherow I understand your point but your not being fair.Their arent many of us if any bashing the girl involved.Also her parent's are at fault as well they should be paying more attention to their child this kind of negligence is how we get sh** like columbine.If tripp's going to jail her parent's should get locked up with him.It's just as much their fault as his.Then they want to blame Hollywood and the Music industry when their kid does something dumb.She's still a minor she still lives in your house she still lives under your rules and that should be the end of it.
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I found out yesterday. I read he is supposed to meet a judge today sometime. I am really shocked and I am still trying to take the whole thing in. I have been searching through the internet for more information. I read this morning that he is on suicide watch. People, even if he does get cleared he is ruined. No one will want to EVER work with him again in fear that he might commit the act again and put the band in jeopardy. He will be lucky to find a band that will take mercy on him and allow him to join. I just wanted to say, what if the girl he f***ed really lied about her age? who's fault is it then? I remember being 15 and telling guys i was 18 beause they wouldnt date me otherwise. If you really liked somebody (especially a rock star) and if you only had one chance to get him wouldnt you lie too maybe? (i am saying this in a girls point of view). Men tend to stay away from younger girls, its like they smell the stentch from a mile away (jail bait) you feel limited and rejected at times. I am 21 now and i realise that it was a foolish time in my life but EVERYONE goes through this. What I am trying to say is that... no way in hell is TRipp completely responsible, she knew what she was doing and if she opened up her legs for him she knew it was wrong but she made the choice to ruin him so she could probably daydream about her one night with a rock star. she will probably treasure it forever and she will blame herself. Guys, you need to look at both ends before you judge anyone.
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This is all very true but he did this more than ounce the girl in jersey was apparently a month ago and the girl they caught him with was in cali.Even if she did lie about her age that goes back to what I saide earlier he's a grown man he's supposed to know better.In any event He f***ed up ROYAL !!! Even if he's somehow aquitted his life is sh** he did it to himself.
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HOLY f*** I f***ING KNEW IT! www.fetischmusic.com was the f***ing site i saw his f***ing profile! i remember thinking[this was months and months ago] "what a f***ing idiot, cant get his own f***ing identity" holy f***. its on the front page of the site now. LOL f***ing dumbass.
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88. writes:
uhm it wasnt the entire band! static x kicked himout! and f*** whats with girls asking for child support? they f***ing deserve it, less than 20% of "men" who impregnate girls stay and help,in a ny way. if you were given a child to take care of you wouldnt know what to f***ing do, you couldnt get a f***ing job or anything.and i doubt you could take the pain of child birth,thats why women are stronger than men,men would break if that was on their shoulders. f***ing idiots
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90. writes:
hey little d***, women are stronger than men?!! are you serious, or just young and stupid? i don't remember one single woman carrying a rifle in vietnam, el salvador, grenada, panama, kuwait, or iraq. i'm talking about friendlies, not the sh**hole enemy. they were fun to shoot. gutsy, but, still the enemy. that piece of sh** belongs in prison. better yet, i'll give him a 1,000 yard head start, with a 30 mph crosswind. if he makes it 15 yards, he's a free man.
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91. writes:
serious. and excuse me? do you know anything about history at all? women werent allowed to fight ! and women do fight now dumbf***. even though there are a n increasing amount of sexual assualt complaints in all forms of the military[for men as well, but i think we all know who its happening to the most] men have put these sort of restrictions and fears into women for THOUSANDS of years. not hundreds. men got scared of women and decided to use ther 2 muscle groups to beat them down.and what the f*** are you talking about the enemy?? no sh** he deserves to be in prison. god do you know how to speak english?
93. writes:
you guys are so funny i laugh at all of you, you people that liked him and now hate him are hypocrites, and your probably jelous... so he'll go to prison, do his time will that make you happy. its the girls fault for talking to a 39 year old guy on line who she didnt even know, she ran the risk, and sure he should have known better but whats done is done so get the f**k over it. id still make him lead guitar in my band anyday, hes still a good or "GREAT" guitar player
95. writes:
hey,mwitherow, where do get your information from? tv? 1 in 7 my ass. you don't have a clue. also, the women that are there aren't fighting. speak english?! i'm not english. i'm american. huge difference. and by the way, f*** the english. pretty soon there won't be any english . the EUnuchs are being overrun by the worthless f***ing muslims. oh yeah, get the f*** out of ireland you landgrubbing pieces of sh**.
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98. writes:
yes,1 in 7 are female,and lol no i dont get my info from tv, whitehouseproject.com is one of the places i get it,plus i have two relatives over there right now,. one is a women. and yes they are,women can fight as men can.my aunt Hilary who is there now nearly gets her a$$ shot everyday,this is her 2nd time in iraq dumbf***. and who the f*** is irish? im american.i live in washington for f***s sake. sexist moron. ---and i dotn want to seem like a hypocrite,i still think tripp is a good guitarist,but he f***ed himself over.
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Think of it this way. A 14 yo girl, going through puberty, breasts enlarging, rubbing herself, meets a Tripp look-a-like on the Internet. Imagine how burning up she was, so finally she needed him to cool her down.
Tripp went all the way to Jersey for the Bone of his life. Simple.
117. writes:
F**K YOU fishnetsmakemewanttof***, heavy metal is what this site is all about. If you hate heavy metal so much how did you even find out about this site, and if you don't like it why would you come here if you did know about the site. Plus, you probably like f**king b****-ass, "i want to kill myself cuz my boyfriend broke up with me" f**got punk, emo music. Don't come to this site anymore p*ssy.
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120. writes:
I just turned 15 but you could have found me at anytime when i was 14 and i would have enough common sense not to meet someone from online... i really wouldnt if they claimed to be from a band.. lol some people might say well he showed me a picture of himself... hello its the internet and hes famous if u think about it there is millions of pictures of the guy out there... the band should be ok though...
and on the women note... there are also many strong women who have to take care of families alone because there husbands are out in iraq... that also goes for men whos wives are out fighting too
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126. writes:
thnak you MadgUITARcHICK,Iim also 15 and wouldnt do sh** like that i remember now, i am part of the site he trapped that chick on,fetischmusic.com, i remember months ago seeing his profile,he was tlakign about impersonating "himself"[tripp] and thinking "what the f***?what i loser". eh and god,just shows how stupid men are[well,mopst anyways] THEY ARE FOURTEEN f***ING YEAR OLD GIRLS YOU MORONS.
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1. Brian Welch writes:
Finally i hate the f***er!