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Cast members performing on The Lawrence Welk Show. Omens said subsequent investigations determined Ralston had allegedly molested seven other boys as well, but the statute of limitations prevented prosecutors from charging him in those molestations. Lawrence Welk surrounded by family members for the Christmas show, on The Lawrence Welk Show. Police executed a search warrant at Ralston's home in February 1984 and seized photographic slides depicting 13 young boys - who Omens said Ralston had allegedly molested - in sexual poses. When the teenager started firing the rifle at a camper, police were called and the boy told officers how Ralston had molested him. When Ralston left Los Angeles for a musical engagement in Florida, he put the boy up in a motel and gave him an air rifle to play with. Thru the years his show was sponsored by Dodge, Geritol and various others one show in particular was out of the norm and ole Lawrence must have taken a double shot of the Geritol to boogie down to this.
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Ralston then flew with the boy to Los Angeles, where for the next 10 days he engaged in sex with the teenager in his Granada Hills studio, Omens said. Ok telling my age also, my parents and us kids watched The Champagne Music of Lawrence Welk every Saturday night as a youngster. He is best remembered for his television show, The Lawrence Welk Show which ran for 27 years, from 1955 to 1982. Deputy District Attorney Rebecca Omens said Ralston met the 13-year-old Brooklyn runaway in early 1984 in New York City's Times Square and for the next two days, gave him money and shelter in exchange for sex. Radar Online- ‘The Lawrence Welk Show’ was mocked as television’s most wholesome program but bandleader Lawrence Welk stayed busy covering up scandals behind the scenes The once-popular show ran between 1955 to 1982, including 27 seasons on the ABC network, and still remains popular in reruns.