The sexual assault case against Marilyn Manson has been dropped by the Los Angeles District Attorney. According to documents, the 2011 charges were dismissed due to expired statute of limitations on two charges and an absence of corroboration for a sexual assault claim.
“Under current policy, the Los Angeles County District Attorney must investigate any claim of sexual abuse, no matter how outlandish,” Manson’s lawyer, Howard E. King, said in a statement. “It is not surprising that the District Attorney, after investigation, summarily rejected the claims made in a police report filed by a former acquaintance against Brian Warner p/k/a Marilyn Manson. The allegations made to the police were and are categorically denied by Mr. Warner and are either completely delusional or part of a calculated attempt to generate publicity for the claimant’s business of selling Manson memorabilia. The police report that spurred the investigation was accompanied by the woman’s press release and other attempts to generate publicity that fraudulently claimed she was held captive by Mr. Warner for 48 hours in 2011. Any claim of sexual impropriety or imprisonment at that, or any other, time is false.”
The charges were leveled during the #MeToo movement last fall. Several high-profile cases are still being investigated.
by RTTNews Staff Writer
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