In early 2021, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division introduced that it was investigating claims of home violence and sexual assault in opposition to Marilyn Manson. The case was submitted to the Los Angeles County district lawyer’s workplace for assessment the next yr. Now, Los Angeles’ district lawyer, Nathan J. Hochman, has introduced that Manson is not going to face felony fees.
“We now have decided that allegations of home violence fall exterior of the statute of limitations, and we can’t show fees of sexual assault past an inexpensive doubt,” Hochman mentioned in a press launch. “We acknowledge and applaud the braveness and resilience of the ladies who got here ahead to make reviews and share their experiences, and we thank them for his or her cooperation and endurance with the investigation. Whereas we’re unable to carry fees on this matter, we acknowledge that the robust advocacy of the ladies concerned has helped carry better consciousness to the challenges confronted by survivors of home abuse and sexual assault.”
In an announcement shared with Pitchfork, Manson’s lawyer, Howard E. King, mentioned that he and his consumer are “happy” with the end result of the investigation.
Investigators started wanting into claims of abuse in opposition to Manson after the musician’s former associate Evan Rachel Wooden mentioned that Manson abused her throughout their relationship. The investigation, in flip, targeted on incidents that occurred between 2009 and 2011 when Manson lived in West Hollywood.
Late final yr, George Gascón, the now-former district lawyer of Los Angeles County, supplied an replace on the years-old case, saying that prosecutors had been “rigorously reviewing new leads and extra proof.”
In response to Gascón, Esmé Bianco—the Recreation of Thrones actress who sued Manson for sexual assault and battery and later settled the case—criticized how lengthy the method was taking. And, in an announcement immediately, she expressed her disappointment within the district lawyer’s workplace’s resolution to not file felony fees in opposition to Manson.
“As soon as once more, our justice system has failed survivors,” Bianco wrote. “Not the person prosecutors and detectives who labored for years on this case, however the system that made them accomplish that with one hand tied behind their collective backs.”
