<div><p>The New York Times' John Eligon is reporting that the two men who climbed The Times Building in separate stunts on the same day this past June have received very different treatment by the courts. </p><p>Alain Robert, the professional stuntman and first man up, was not charged. Renaldo Clarke, whose makeshift anti-Malaria message sent him up the building later that day, has been indicted in State Supreme Court. </p><p>Mr. Eligon writes: </p><p>The difference in the cases may come down to a simple element: Mr. Robert may have been more convincing before the grand jury than Mr. Clarke. (A third man, David Malone, who scaled several floors on July 9 before climbing down, was also indicted. After his stunt, The Times altered the building’s facade.) </p><p>In June, Mr. Clarke told The Times' Jim Dwyer that when he climbed building, "I knew what I was doing" but that when he was met on the roof by police: </p><p>'They were really, really nice,' he said. 'I said: "I’m sorry. I’m really sorry for all the commotion." They said, "It’s O.K., don’t worry, you’re crazy."' </p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=34543311&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>

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