Tech millionaire Gurbaksh Chahal beats girlfriend on video, gets probation?

[FelixDeCat]

RadiumOne CEO Gurbaksh Chahal pleaded guilty to misdemeanor domestic violence and battery charges last week, dodging 45 felony counts for the videotaped 30-minute beating of his girlfriend.

Chahal, 31, faces no jail time. He was sentenced to three years' probation, 52 weeks in a domestic violence training program and 25 hours of community service. The Internet mogul was arrested in August after police responded to a 911 domestic violence call at his San Francisco penthouse apartment.

His girlfriend told arriving officers that she was unable to breathe and that Chahal had told her four times, "I’m going to kill you," San Francisco Officer Anh Nguyen told the San Francisco Business Times in March. “She stated she was in fear for her life.”

Home security footage reportedly showed Chahal beating and kicking his girlfriend 117 times during the 30-minute attack. Prosecutors said Chahal lashed out at his girlfriend upon learning that she had cheated on him with another man during a trip to Las Vegas, according to court documents..

Soon after Chahal posted his $1 million bail and hired former federal prosecutor James Lassart as his attorney, his girlfriend stopped cooperating with the investigation and refused to testify against him.

During a preliminary hearing, Lassart, who is also defending embattled state Sen. Leland Yee (D-Calif.) on corruption charges, did not deny that Chahal repeatedly struck his girlfriend, but insisted the physical damage was overblown.

In a crippling blow to the prosecution, San Francisco Superior Court Judge Brendan Conroy ruled that the surveillance video could not be used as evidence because police seized it illegally from Chahal’s apartment. The prosecution argued it likely would have been erased if police had waited for a warrant.

Alex Bastian, spokesman with the San Francisco District Attorney's Office, issued a statement after the guilty plea on Thursday.

“We disagree with the judge’s suppression of the video. The judge’s ruling substantially weakened the evidence we had for prosecution,” Bastian said. “Though it is not the outcome we had hoped for, the case has reached a resolution where the defendant acknowledges guilt, is placed on domestic violence probation and has to take domestic violence classes.”

According to the San Francisco Chronicle, “The deal also means that Chahal -- with no felony conviction -- will be allowed to stay on the board of his $100 million-a-year social advertising technology company, RadiumOne, which has been preparing to go public.”

Chahal, once named one of America's "most eligible bachelors" by ExtraTV, managed to advance his online-advertising network into its final stages for an initial public stock offering despite his arrest. He also secured a new partnership with publisher Condé Nast in April.

Chahal sold his first online-ad network, ClickAgents.com Inc., to ValueClick Inc. at the age of 16 for $20.5 million in stock. Seven years later, he sold BlueLithium Inc., which he also founded, to Yahoo for $300 million in cash.

It gets caught on video and she drops the charges?

Did he payoff the victim like Michael Jackson did? D:

 

[Jimzz]

The video was suppressed as the cops fucked up. All they had to do was arrest him and get the warrant while he was being booked. Instead they broke the law and are just as guilty as him.

That and seems the girl friend got a nice pay off.
"Soon after Chahal posted his $1 million bail and hired former federal prosecutor James Lassart as his attorney, his girlfriend stopped cooperating with the investigation and refused to testify against him."


So money and dumb/dirty cops ruined this case.

 

[norseamd]

granted i often hate how the rich use their influence to cover any crime but a woman would often do the same thing to a cheating husband

the question is he a continueing abusive and controlling douchebag or is this a one time in the heat of the moment emotional slip

 

[norseamd]

So money and dumb/dirty cops ruined this case.

well somewhat dumb

but they already stated the reasons why they grabbed the tapes

this is not like the other law enforcements shit like in nebraska or california

 

[Jimzz]

well somewhat dumb

but they already stated the reasons why they grabbed the tapes

this is not like the other law enforcements shit like in nebraska or california

Problem is their reason was dumb. They arrest him just based on what she said at the time and saw. While he was being booked get the warrant then collect the tapes. They could also have kept him off the property while they were investigating if he was there before the warrant.

If they just followed protocol and the law it would be a easy case.

 

[Soundmanred]

I flagged the video for copyright infringement because I heard a song in the background, so they couldn't use it as evidence.

 

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

eh can't respect him for beating his gf but she's not pressing charges and the cops messed up. got to love his entrepreneurship.

 

[PokerGuy]

This scumbag should be in jail, but in the US if you have enough money you can pretty much get away with anything. The justice system is heavily weighted towards those with money.

 

[Train]

the question is he a continueing abusive and controlling douchebag or is this a one time in the heat of the moment emotional slip

Kinda hard to call a "30 minute beating" and emotional slip.

 

[alkemyst]

OP, money talks.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Kinda hard to call a "30 minute beating" and emotional slip.

Yeah this waaaaay over the top. In certain states, the fact that he choked her several times would put him away for awhile. This is just a bad day for justice.

Nevertheless, having wormed out of this one relatively unscathed I suspect Gurbaksh Chabal will make headlines again one day for similar or worse crimes.

 

[norseamd]

Kinda hard to call a "30 minute beating" and emotional slip.

Yeah this waaaaay over the top. In certain states, the fact that he choked her several times would put him away for awhile. This is just a bad day for justice. Nevertheless, having wormed out of this one relatively unscathed I suspect Gurbaksh Chabal will make headlines again one day for similar or worse crimes.

yah i did not read the whole story

when i looked at his google image search he looked like a first class douchebag but i decided not to make a judgement

so then i would say he deserves something

 

[BladeVenom]

It's not his fault, he has affluenza.

 

[Thebobo]

Video?

 

[DesiPower]

So apparently what happened in Vegas doesn't stay in Vegas...

 

[Mai72]

It's not his fault, he has affluenza.