‘Home Alone’ actor Devin Ratray under investigation for alleged rape in NYC
nypost.comis under investigation in NYC after he was accused of raping his friend in 2017.Ratray, who played Buzz McCallister in the hit 1990 film, allegedly attacked Lisa Smith at his Manhattan apartment five years ago, according to CNN.Smith claimed the 45-year-old actor drugged her before sexually assaulting her.
She filed a police report shortly after the alleged ordeal.Ratray denied all allegations against him and told the outlet he “did not have sex” with Smith.Ratray was last year arrested on domestic violence charges in an unrelated incident after he was accused of trying to strangle his then-girlfriend.He was later released on a $25,000 bond and pleaded not guilty.After his arrest in December, Smith began wondering why her case was not being investigated.According to CNN, the case was shelved because police thought Smith didn’t want to press charges against Ratray.Smith is now “in touch” with officials who are handling the case.
She told the outlet that a prosecutor recently probed her phone and text records, and contacted potential witnesses.Smith told the outlet she was “devastated” her report was not investigated right away.Detailing the night of the alleged attack on Sept.
21, 2017, Smith said she met Ratray for a drink along with her brother and another friend. They later went to Ratray’s apartment, where she claimed she was drugged by the actor, CNN reports.“I remember waking up and I couldn’t move.
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