Anand Jon - A Sad Story

The verdict against Anand Jon (John) for multiple rape charges during the festive occasion of Onam was a contradiction to the civilized nature of Keralites world over. Anand was feted as a smoking gun in the world of fashion, rubbing shoulders with who is who in the world of celebrities until allegations started pouring out from middle of 2007. His rise and fall echoes very similar to a Hollywood movie, a place he was eager to stamp his authority on. The celebrity clients he clad includes Paris Hilton, Jessica Biel, Michelle Rodriguez, Nicole Richie etc and was also in the process of working out few projects with Manoj Night Shyamalan (another Keralite), director of acclaimed movies like The Sixth Sense, Signs, The Happening etc.

Am not writing this in favor or against any one, but while going through numerous write ups pertaining to his case, I could identify a lot of open ended questions.

Why is it that none of his rape victims dialed 911 or complained to the police?

Why is it that none of his victims got a medical report proving that sex actually took place?

Why did many of these aspiring models still kept in touch with him after the so called rape?

On what basis did the court of law in US select a rogue juror like Alvin Dymally who was trying to chat up Anands sister Sanjana Jon outside the court?

Of the 59 cases filed against him, the judge dropped 30 counts against him in one shot. That is more than half and what does it highlight? See the attached link below.
http://sharonwaxman.typepad.com/waxword/2008/08/shocking-pretri.html?cid=127940766#comment-127940766

There is no denying that that he did have sex with many of the stupid doe eyed models, but how much of it was consensual or forced. Who does not know that in industries like fashion & movie, which involves money & fame; sex is king (includes hetro, homo & bi). What did the US court of law do since few of his victims failed the polygraph test? The media has been very harsh on him, comparing him with all kinds of mythical creatures to later day characters like Genghis Khan and Ted Bundy. In the eyes of the media, it seems he is the only fashion designer who was involved in unlawful sex with models.

However, was there a deliberate plot to cut him down? Anand was definitely on the roll and in a world of fashion controlled by westerners (can anyone name a few non white, non western, global fashion designers?) a brown skinned, youthful looking guy from India, shaking fashion fundamentals in meccas like New York & Hollywood must have made a lot of people uncomfortable. He may not be in the league of Armani but his designs were far better than some of the contemporary fashion gurus. Unfortunately it seems that he was a victim of his own success; he promised a lot to a lot of girls which he could not deliver and that led to his ruin. Had he kept his word, am sure none of the victims would have come up with any of these allegations.

See more of his art & design at
www.anandjon.com