Monday, May 28, 2007
From United Press International: "McCartney paternity claim dismissed
BERLIN, May 25 (UPI) -- German prosecutors said Friday they dropped an investigation into a woman's claim that ex-Beatle Paul McCartney is her father.
Berlin's state prosecutor's office ended Bettina Huebers' latest attempt to prove McCartney was her father, after determining the statute of limitations on her claim expired, E! News reported.
Huebers has claimed for years that she was the result of an affair McCartney allegedly had with her mother in Hamburg, Germany, from 1959 to 1962. Her first paternity suit, filed in the 1980s, was dismissed after the singer submitted to a blood test that came back negative.
In her recent suit, Huebers accused McCartney of fraud, alleging he sent a double to the blood test to ensure the results would be negative. As proof, she claimed the signature on the documents was signed by a right-handed person, while McCartney is left-handed.
"An examination of the complaint filed and an evaluation of the civil action to determine paternity in 1984 found any criminal act alleged by the woman filing the complaint -- even if it happened -- has passed the statute of limitations," prosecutor's office spokesman Michael Grunwald said in a statement.
-----  The backstory here just underscores how deep the cover-up runs. From The [London] Times May 18, 2007"It is a forgery," Ms Huebers told Bild newspaper. "We have discovered that the signature was written by a right-handed person. Paul is left-handed."
The Berlin prosecutor’s office said that it had opened an inquiry into alleged fraud against the justice system.
"I can confirm that there is an investigation against Paul McCartney on possible charges of fraud," said Michael Grunwald, spokesman for the prosecutor. "We are currently investigating."
The case has been given the code-number Az:61 Js 1160/2007 and cannot be closed until expert witnesses have been questioned to determine the plausibility of Ms Huebers’ claims.
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in 1966 he agreed to pay £2,600 to settle a child maintenance claim from Ms Huebers’ mother under an agreement which did not admit paternity.
She was also reportedly paid £3,000 in return for an undertaking that she would not contact any of the Beatles or give any interviews during their visit to Germany.
Ms Huebers said: "Why would he have done that if he is not my father? I am demanding a new paternity test."
The singer has previously maintained that he agreed to pay the money in 1966 because the authorities threatened to stop the Beatles touring in Germany if the legal dispute was not resolved. Labels: beatles, doppelgangers .....---
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