Michael Pitt, ‘Dawson's Creek' and ‘Boardwalk Empire' Actor, Arrested for Sexual Assault
'Dawson's Creek' and 'Boardwalk Empire' actor Michael Pitt was arrested and indicted on a slew of charges, including sexual assault, criminal sexual act, strangulation and more.
The actor, who's since been released from custody, pleaded not guilty to the crimes. Officers from the New York Police Department arrested the star on Friday over four alleged incidents, which involved an ex-girlfriend, per reports.
The documents state Pitt, who was arraigned at Kings Supreme Criminal Court in Brooklyn, sexually abused the alleged victim 'by means of forcible compulsion.' He was charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of first and third degree criminal sex acts, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of attempted assault and one count for second-degree strangulation. The actor's charges are connected to alleged incidents that happened in 2020 and 2021, TheWrap has learned per court documents.
The New York Post, which first reported the news, detailed that Pitt, allegedly forced his ex-girlfriend to engage in oral sex with him, struck her with a four-by-four block of wood and cinderblock. The platform reports that all the alleged incidents happened at the actor's Bushwick home.
He was released on a $15,000 bail fee following his arraignment. He's scheduled to head to court over the matter on June 17.
In a reported statement to the New York Post, his attorney, Cary London, said they 'look forward to proving his innocence.'
'Unfortunately, we live in a world where somebody like Mr. Pitt — an accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes — can be arrested on the uncorroborated word of an unhinged individual,' London said. 'We look forward to proving his innocence through the evidence and not through the media.'
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