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AL GORE ACCUSED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING WOMAN; CASE DROPPED FOR LACK OF EVIDENCE ? CALIFORNIA PENAL CODE SECTION 243.4(E)(1)

By Walin & Klarich

A woman whose name has not been released claimed that Al Gore sexually assaulted her on October 24, 2006. The woman, a massage therapist, stated that her employer sent her to Al Gore?s hotel room to perform a massage. During the course of the massage, the woman alleged that he sexually assaulted her. The woman first contacted the police in 2006 but did not wish to proceed with a criminal investigation and cancelled multiple scheduled interviews with detectives. In 2009, she contacted the police and gave a detailed statement, but again declined to initiate a criminal proceeding against Gore. Police have declined to arrest Gore, citing a lack of evidence and the woman?s refusal to cooperate with the investigation. Law enforcement creates a police report and may forward that report to the local district attorney?s office for formal filing of criminal charges...continue to full post

Full post as published by Southern California Criminal Defense Blog on June 24, 2010 (boomark / email).