Armie Hammer Won’t Be Charged For Sexual Assault: ‘No Crime Was Committed,’ Actor Says In Statement

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Armie Hammer will not be facing any charges stemming from an allegation of sexual assault from a woman — identified only as Effie — who accused the actor of “violently” raping her in 2017 in the midst of a four-year affair in which she claims he abused her “mentally, emotionally and sexually.” On Wednesday, CNN reported that the Los Angeles District Attorney’s Office had decided not to press charges. “Sexual assault cases are often difficult to prove, which is why we assign our most experienced prosecutors to review them,” Tiffiny Blacknell, director of the bureau of communications for the L.A.

DA’s Office, told CNN. READ MORE: Armie Hammer’s Sexual Assault Allegations Are Now Under Review By The LA District Attorney “In this case, those prosecutors conducted an extremely thorough review, but determined that at this time, there is insufficient evidence to charge Mr.

Hammer with a crime,” Blacknell’s statement continued. “As prosecutors, we have an ethical responsibility to only charge cases that we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt,” the statement added. “We know that it is hard for women to report sexual assault.

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