Global Courant 2023-06-01 01:49:12
The Los Angeles District Attorney has chosen not to go forward with charges against Armie Hammer stemming from a 2021 Los Angeles Police Department investigation, due to a lack of firm evidence.
“Sexual assault cases are often difficult to prove, which is why we assign our most experienced prosecutors to review them. In this case, those prosecutors conducted an extremely thorough review, but determined that at this time, there is insufficient evidence to charge Mr. Hammer with a crime,” Tiffiny Blacknell, Director of the Bureau of Communications at the LA District Attorney’s Office, told The Hollywood Reporter in a statement.
“As prosecutors, we have an ethical responsibility to only charge cases that we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt. We know that it is hard for women to report sexual assault. Even when we cannot move forward with a prosecution, our victim service representatives will be available to those who seek our victim support services. Due to the complexity of the relationship and inability to prove a non-consensual, forced sexual encounter we are unable to prove the case beyond a reasonable doubt,” she added.
Hammer previously denied the allegations through a 2021 statement to The Hollywood Reporter from his legal rep, Andrew Brettler.
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