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Sex Assault Investigation Against David Copperfield ?Disappears?

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A two-year criminal investigation into rape charges against famed illusionist David Copperfield were dropped Tuesday without formal charges ever being filed, about a month after local police reported that his accuser made a separate false charge of sexual assault against a different man. No official reason was given for closing the criminal investigation by the U.S. Attorney’s office in Seattle, the branch in charge of looking into allegations against Copperfield. An assistant U.S. attorney made a motion Tuesday afternoon, effectively closing the case, according to the Associated Press. The U.S. Attorney’s office released a statement saying that any investigation can be shut down without charges filed if no federal laws were broken, no federal jurisdiction entitles the office to look into a matter further or if the allegations couldn’t be proven beyond any reasonable doubt...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Criminal Defense Blog on January 18, 2010 (boomark / email).