A captain at the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) directly and repeatedly interfered with an open investigation into allegations of sexual assault against former CBS CEO Moonves, New York Attorney General Letitia James said today.
The LAPD captain, who is not named in the AG’s statement, informed a CBS executive the same day a complaint was filed against Moonves in Hollywood at the height of the #MeToo movement.
The officer shared an unredacted police report with the executive, who then shared it with Moonves and other executives at CBS, James said.
The captain continued to provide updates and worked to prevent press leaks and when the allegations finally became public, texted a CBS executive, “We worked so hard to try to avoid this day.
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