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 evaluation the next yr. Now, Los Angeles’ district lawyer, Nathan J. Hochman, has introduced that Manson won’t face legal prices.
“We have now decided that allegations of home violence fall outdoors of the statute of limitations, and we can’t show prices of sexual assault past an inexpensive doubt,” Hochman stated 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 persistence with the investigation. Whereas we’re unable to carry prices on this matter, we acknowledge that the sturdy advocacy of the ladies concerned has helped carry better consciousness to the challenges confronted by survivors of home abuse and sexual assault.”
In a press release shared with Pitchfork, Manson’s lawyer, Howard E. King, stated 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 stated 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, offered an replace on the years-old case, saying that prosecutors have 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 a press release at present, she expressed her disappointment within the district lawyer’s workplace’s resolution to not file legal prices 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.”
