“Boardwalk Empire” star Michael Pitt was arrested in New York Metropolis final week on prices of sexual abuse and bodily assault, in response to court docket paperwork.
Pitt was arraigned final Friday in Brooklyn and faces felony prices together with two counts every of first-degree sexual abuse, second-degree assault and tried second-degree assault, in addition to one depend every of a first-degree felony sexual act, a third-degree felony sexual act and second-degree strangulation.
The actor is accused of attacking his then-girlfriend in 4 separate incidents in 2020 and 2021, the New York Put up reported Tuesday, citing court docket paperwork alleging that he sexually assaulted her, strangled her and hit her with a cement block and a bit of wooden on completely different events.
Pitt pleaded not responsible to all prices and was launched after posting $15,000 bail.
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“Unfortunately, we live in a world where somebody like Mr. Pitt — an accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes — can be arrested on the uncorroborated word of an unhinged individual,” Pitt’s lawyer Jason Goldman advised Selection.
“In reality, this baseless claim is suspiciously raised some four or five years after the alleged incident, at a time when the two parties were in a completely consensual and voluntary relationship,” the legal professional continued. “This case will be dismissed.”
Representatives for Pitt didn’t instantly reply to HuffPost’s request for remark.
The actor was beforehand arrested in July 2022 on assault and larceny prices for allegedly hitting a person and taking his telephone. Pitt was positioned on an involuntary psychological maintain just a few months later after reportedly throwing gadgets at individuals from a rooftop in Bushwick.
The incident was handled as a psychological well being downside and resulted in no felony prices.
Pitt’s subsequent court docket look is presently scheduled for June 17.
Need assistance? Go to RAINN’s Nationwide Sexual Assault On-line Hotline or the Nationwide Sexual Violence Useful resource Middle’s web site.
