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Nancy Grace Stalker Case

TV host sues wacko who sought Osama bin Laden introduction

Nancy Grace

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Nancy Grace Stalker Case

DECEMBER 14--Forget Scott Peterson and Michael Jackson, there's a defendant Nancy Grace dislikes even more.DECEMBER 14--Forget Scott Peterson and Michael Jackson, there's a defendant Nancy Grace dislikes even more. His name is Joseph Raymond Loegering and the cable TV star has just sued the Missouri man, claiming he has been stalking and harassing her at CNN's New York office. According to the Headline News host's December 13 New York State Supreme Court complaint, a copy of which you'll find below, Loegering, 48, allegedly believes that, among other things, Grace can 'solve all of his problems and will help him to meet with Osama bin Laden.' While many unkind things have been said about the brash Grace, we've never seen her convincingly linked to al Qaeda. Loegering, who the complaint says 'is obsessed with Grace and CNN,' has been bunking in a Manhattan psychiatric ward since December 2, when he tried to enter the network's Columbus Circle digs. Last month, he posted a message in an online chat room referring to Grace as his 'Queen of Queens' and included her in a list of CNN 'cuties' with whom, 'I want Babies, so adopt my Son From the loins of Judah, and lets have some fun.' Grace, who also hosts a program on Court TV (which happens to own this estimable operation), is seeking a protective order against Loegering, punitive damages, and reimbursement of her legal fees. (7 pages)