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Rockefeller impostor found guilty 'Rockefeller' kidnapper is jailed
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A German who passed himself off as a descendant of oil tycoon John D Rockefeller has been found guilty of kidnapping his seven-year-old daughter. A German who claimed to be a descendant of oil tycoon John D Rockefeller has been jailed for five years for kidnapping his seven-year-old daughter.
Christian Gerhartsreiter, who called himself Clark Rockefeller, was also found guilty of one count of assault, but cleared of another assault charge. Christian Gerhartsreiter, 48, who called himself Clark Rockefeller, had also been found guilty of assaulting the child's social worker as he fled.
The kidnapping took place last July after Gerhartsreiter's ex-wife was granted full custody of their daughter. The kidnapping took place last July after Gerhartsreiter's British ex-wife was granted custody of their daughter.
His lawyers said that he was legally insane when the incident took place. The jury rejected claims he was legally insane when the incident took place.
Prosecutors described his defence team's claims as "preposterous", arguing that Gerhartsreiter had been planning the abduction for months. Prosecutors had described his defence team's claims as "preposterous", arguing that Gerhartsreiter had been planning the abduction for months.
Sentencing is due to take place later on Friday. He had snatched the youngster, called Reigh, on a Boston street during a supervised visit last July and fled to Baltimore with her.
Many aliases The "assault and battery with a dangerous weapon" charge related to his ordering the driver of a sport utility vehicle to pull away with the social worker clinging to the door.
Gerhartsreiter faces a maximum 10 years in prison for the assault charge, and five years for parental kidnapping. 'Taken in'
During the trial, the jury heard about the many aliases Gerhartsreiter, 48, used as he mingled among the wealthy in Boston, New York and Los Angeles. Gerhartsreiter had married Sandra Boss, 42, a senior partner in the London office of the management consulting firm McKinsey & Co, in 1995.
He arrived in the US in 1978 as a 17-year-old student. During the trial, she told the court that she had been taken in by Gerhartsreiter's stories of his family wealth throughout their 12-year marriage.
Over the next 30 years he adopted a number of different personas, ranging from physicist to billionaire art collector.
His ex-wife, Sandra Boss, told the court that she had been taken in by Gerhartsreiter's stories throughout their 12-year marriage.
It was only after she hired a private investigator during divorce proceedings in 2007 that she learned the truth about his past, she said.It was only after she hired a private investigator during divorce proceedings in 2007 that she learned the truth about his past, she said.
The jury heard Gerhartsreiter had used many aliases as he mingled among the wealthy in Boston, New York and Los Angeles, having arrived in the US in 1978 as a 17-year-old student.
Over the next 30 years he adopted a number of different personas, ranging from physicist to billionaire art collector.
Despite revelations about his past, the jury acquitted him of another assault count and a further charge of giving a false name to police.