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 legal professional’s workplace for evaluation the next 12 months. Now, Los Angeles’ district legal professional, Nathan J. Hochman, has introduced that Manson is not going to face legal fees.
“Now we have decided that allegations of home violence fall outdoors of the statute of limitations, and we can’t show fees of sexual assault past an affordable doubt,” Hochman said in a press launch. “We acknowledge and applaud the braveness and resilience of the ladies who got here ahead to make experiences and share their experiences, and we thank them for his or her cooperation and endurance with the investigation. Whereas we’re unable to convey fees on this matter, we acknowledge that the sturdy advocacy of the ladies concerned has helped convey higher consciousness to the challenges confronted by survivors of home abuse and sexual assault.”
In a press release shared with Pitchfork, Manson’s legal professional, Howard E. King, mentioned that he and his shopper are “happy” with the result of the investigation.
Investigators started trying into claims of abuse in opposition to Manson after the musician’s former companion Evan Rachel Wooden said 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 12 months, George Gascón, the now-former district legal professional of Los Angeles County, provided an update on the years-old case, saying that prosecutors had been “rigorously reviewing new leads and extra proof.”
In response to Gascón, Esmé Bianco—the Sport 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 a statement in the present day, she expressed her disappointment within the district legal professional’s workplace’s resolution to not file legal 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.”
