APCO Worldwide counselor and former Burson-Marsteller CEO
Christopher Komisarjevsky is speaking for the Komisarjevsky
family as his nephew is charged in the kidnapping, sexual
assault, robbery and arson that led to the death of a Connecticut
woman and her two daughters.
N.Y. Post
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The New
York Post has called 26-year-old Joshua Komisarjevsky
a "merciless parolee" and noted he is the grandson
of the late theater director Theodore Komisarjevsky and
the step-son of the late Wall Street Journal writer John
Chamberlain, along with his connection to the former B-M
exec.
Jennifer Hawke-Petit, the wife of Cheshire, Conn., endocrinologist
William Petit, was found strangled and daughters Hayley,
17, and Michaela, 11, died of smoke inhalation after being
held hostage and assaulted in a "home invasion",
the Post reported. One of the girls was raped, according
to reports.
William Petit was beaten with a bat and tied up in the
basement of his home, but he escaped the fire and is in
serious condition at a local hospital, according to reports.
Christopher Komisarjevsky, who is a senior counselor in
APCO's New York office, issued
a statement on behalf of his "immediate family,
not on behalf of Joshua Komisarjevsky's father, Benedict."
He called the crime a "monstrous, deranged act, beyond
comprehension," apologized and wished for Petit's recovery.
He noted that Joshua was adopted and had been estranged
from the family and in prison for five years.
Joshua Komisarjevsky and Steven Hayes, 44, were arraigned
yesterday in Meriden Superior Court on charges of first-degree
aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping, burglary, larceny
and arson. Additional charges could follow, the Post reported.
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Anonymous (8/02):
I just wanted to say how very sad this is. Chris K. is one
of the finest classiest people in PR I've ever met. I had
the opportunity to work with him on a project and learned
of his love of family and children...this is just so very
sad for him and his family. My heart goes out to him.
Steve Lubetkin,
managing partner, Lubetkin Communications/Professional Podcasts
(8/02):
It's a shame that Mr. Komisarjevsky chose to disassociate
himself from his nephew by pointing out that he had been
adopted, as if that somehow explains the horrible crime
his nephew is alleged to have committed. This young man
was adopted at an extremely young age, and to highlight
his adoption in this way is both irrelevant to the news
story and unfair to the millions of adoptees and their adoptive
parents for whom this was they way their families were created.
New stories frequently focus on the adoption status of
individuals, regardless of its role in the story. When was
the last time someone was called "the biological son
of..."?
Is it any wonder, when we routinely and unfairly paint
adoption as a negative factor, that few young women choose
this alternative as a plan for their unexepcted pregnancies?
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