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I told you before about how NBC has swapped catching predators for gambling with them, so the fact that Shahram (Shawn) "Sheiky" Sheikhan is a convicted sex offender should be no surprise. Now, to be fair his 1995 conviction didn't land him on a public notification system... but it did almost get him deported. <--pdf of deportation from Nevada Courts, Evidence Finding here, More Legal Docs here-- and it's been written about by enough media outlets that NBC can't claim they didn't know.

But that's not my point. Cause we've already talked about that. Instead, I have yet another complaint... You see, because he has a MySpace account, I thought it in the best interest to notify MySpace that he had a sexually related conviction for crimes against a minor. So, I reported his page, and sent along a good half dozen related links as evidence of his conviction. And they responded...

fromadmin@myspace.com
reply-toadmin@myspace.com,
tolilo@lostinlimaohio.com,
date27 Jan 2008 21:31:28 -0800
subjectReport Abuse - Content
mailed-bymyspace.com

Hello,

We have received and reviewed your report of inappropriate content. This content has been removed.

We thank you for your support in helping to keep MySpace a safe and fun community!

MySpace.com
Hum... the content has been removed? Interesting, because when I click over to his profile- I still see it, which usually is only the case if it still exists. Which leads me to believe that... OMG MySpace LIED! I know, freaking shocking isn't it? But, I mean- we can't be shocked- not really. After all, if a Network that touts itself as being the start of the movement behind getting sexual predators off the net can turn around and have one starring in a featured show (and getting paid/making money to do it) then we can't be surprised that another company would lie about removing him from their network.

Poker Pervert Goes All In And Loses Against Phil Hellmuth
Gambling911.com, FL - Jan 24, 2008
Shahram Sheikhan didn't help his case by having his lawyer try to silence the respected poker press." A representative from "Poker After Dark" went even ...
NBC Features Poker Rapist
Gambling911.com, FL - Jan 16, 2008
The release then lists the six poker pros–Phil “Poker Brat” Hellmuth Jr., Mike “The Mouth” Matusow, Shahram Sheikhan, Gavin Smith, Jean-Robert Bellande and ...
NBC "Poker After Dark" Poker Player Just a Child Molester....Not a ...
Gambling911.com, FL - Jan 17, 2008
Attorneys for Shahram "Shawn" Sheikhan, a current participant on NBC's "Poker After Dark", were quick to demand retractions from Gambling911.com for an ...
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