US actor Armie Hammer under police investigation for sexual assault
- Rape allegations made against Armie Hammer after a former partner filed a complaint
- US actor denied allegations through his lawyer who called claims ‘attention seeking and Ill-advised’
Actor Armie Hammer is under investigation for sexual assault, Los Angeles police said on Thursday.
Hammer’s lawyer denied the allegation.
Hammer is the main suspect in a sexual assault that was reported to police on February 3, LAPD spokesman Officer Drake Madison said. Police would give no further details on the incident or who made the report.
Earlier Thursday at a video news conference, a woman said that on April 24, 2017, in Los Angeles, Hammer raped her for four hours, slammed her head against a wall and committed other violent acts against her.
The woman appeared on camera but identified herself only by her first name, Effie.
“During those four hours I tried to get away but he wouldn’t let me,” she said through tears. “I thought that he was going to kill me. He then left with no concern for my well-being.”
