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Singer Pleasure P named in molestation scandal
12:42 PM on 12/03/2009
Pleasure P, formerly of R&B singing group Pretty Ricky, is not in the news for his album, or his new video or even his self-crowning as the "Bad Boy of R&B, instead his name is in headlines for much more serious reasons.
As reported by Wordonthestreetsmag.com, Pleasure P, real name Marcus Cooper, is being linked to a 2004 child molestation case in Florida.
Continued at HipHopWired.com
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