Parents jailed after police find hundreds of teens drinking at Florida mansion

By Mike Morris

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

A raucous high school homecoming bash at a posh south Florida mansion last weekend ended with the homeowners' arrests after police found hundreds of minors drinking inside and outside the 17,000-square-foot home.

Police responded  to the $10 million waterfront home of Shlomo and Jeannie Rasabi early Sunday after receiving noise complaints.

According to a police incident report posted on The Smoking Gun website, officers found "approximately 100 minors drinking outside the residence."

"Five juveniles were observed vomiting outside of the residence and loud music was coming from inside," the incident report states, adding that four female juveniles had passed out on the front lawn.

"There were approximately 500 minors inside the residence, all who appeared to be under the age of 21 with the majority of them holding alcoholic beverages in their hands," the report continued.

Shlomo and Jeannie Rasabi, whose teenage sons were hosting the homecoming party for fellow students at the private American Heritage School, were found in an upstairs bedroom.

Asked by police why he allowed the minors into his home with alcohol, Shlomo Rasabi told officers, "I didn't even know all these kids were here ... I was in my room the whole time," according to the incident report.

His wife responded, "I planned this party and allowed some of these kids from my sons' school to come over for a homecoming party. I was in my room the whole time because my son wanted me to stay there for the evening so he could have the party."

The Rasabis' attorney, Adam Harmelin, said the couple hired three people to work as security/chaperones for about 150 teens invited to the party. They had wristbands made to be sure only those invited came in, he said. But when word of the party got out, other teens, wearing fake wrist bands, crashed the party, he told the Palm Beach Post.

"My clients took the reasonable steps necessary to not have alcohol on their property," Harmelin said.

Police arrested the couple for having an "Open House Party."