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Pepperdine President’s Son Chris Benton Arrested

Already wanted for questioning in the overdose death of a Malibu designer, Benton has been jailed on unrelated charges.

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The dark saga of Chris Benton continues. Benton, the only son of Andrew K. Benton, president of Pepperdine University, a prestigious seaside Christian college in the hills of Malibu, Calif.,

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