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Condit meets with D.C. police for 2nd time
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Rep. Gary Condit had a "productive" meeting with police Saturday regarding the disappearance of former intern Chandra Levy, District of Columbia police said. In a statement, D.C. Metropolitan Police spokesman Sgt. Joe Gentile said authorities met with Condit, D-California, at 3 p.m. ET at an "undisclosed location for an undisclosed amount of time." A source at the meeting told CNN the session lasted for about an hour. This was Condit's second interview with police concerning Levy, 24, who has now been missing for seven weeks.
"The meeting was described as productive," the statement said. "Because this is an ongoing investigation, we will not comment further." Assistant Police Chief Terrance Gainer said Friday police wanted to re-interview Condit, whom they said is not under investigation, to "to fulfill the picture of Chandra to see if we can get some more information as to where she might be." He also told CNN that Condit was "not under investigation." Chandra's parents, Susan and Robert Levy, have told the media that they were told by a relative that Chandra and Condit were having a romantic relationship. Condit and his aides have strongly denied there was anything more than a friendship between the two. Levy hails from Condit's congressional district. The Levys met with Condit, 53, Thursday night, and called on him to meet immediately with police and answer their questions. Chandra was last seen April 30 at a Washington gym. She had just completed an internship at the Federal Bureau of Prisons and was preparing to return to her family's home in Modesto, California, for her college graduation. NASCAR race features Levy photoEarlier Saturday, the Levys attended a NASCAR race in Sonoma, California, to tell a wider audience about their daughter's disappearance. One of the cars competed with their daughter's picture on it. In the race, the #94 yellow Chevrolet, driven by Darrell La Moure, had a picture of Chandra and another missing girl, a baby, on the hood among dozens of sponsor decals. La Moure is a board member of The Nation's Missing Children Organization and Center for Missing Adults, and wanted to help publicize Chandra's disappearance. The Levys thanked the organization for its help, and said they hoped the exposure at a NASCAR race might help make more people aware that their daughter is missing. "We hope it brings lots of awareness to people who might not have the time or energy to read the newspaper, and that there's a certain segment of America out there that really likes racing and sports cars, and that they be aware and vigilant to help find our daughter and bring her home," Susan Levy told reporters. When told by a reporter Saturday that she appeared to be holding up well, Susan Levy disagreed. "No, I'm not, I just act like I'm holding up okay for the media, I'm scared and I'm upset a lot of the time, and we are not happy campers," she said. Levy's case has generated widespread attention, in large part because of her connection to Condit, who has blasted the news media for its treatment of the story. "The 'tabloidization' of these terrible circumstances can only cause more pain to the Levys while at the same time doing nothing to help find Chandra," Condit said Thursday. The congressman has donated $10,000 to a reward to find Levy. |
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