Doubt cast on Garvey allegations
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Re “FBI Hears Pellicano Threat,” May 6
Your account of Cynthia Garvey’s 1988 assault charge against Ron Meyer, president of Universal Studios, omitted some salient information. The story noted the district attorney’s office did not pursue the case because of insufficient evidence.
What the story did not say is that, as has been reported elsewhere, Garvey has a history of filing false claims of abuse at the hands of ex-lovers. Indeed, Garvey accepted a plea bargain after being charged with filing five false police reports against one such ex-boyfriend in 1996. Why a serious newspaper like The Times would report Garvey’s allegations without also reporting this is hard to understand.
TAI H. PARK
New York
Park is Meyer’s attorney.
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