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Rocker Marilyn Manson won’t be charged after long investigation of sexual assault allegations
Marilyn Manson attends the 9th annual “Home for the Holidays” benefit concert in Los Angeles on Dec. 10, 2019. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
Marilyn Manson attends the 9th annual “Home for the Holidays” benefit concert in Los Angeles on Dec. 10, 2019. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
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By ANDREW DALTON
Updated 9:01 PM GMT+1, January 24, 2025
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors said Friday that they will not file charges against Marilyn Manson after a years-long investigation of allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence.
Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said the allegations are too old under the law and the evidence is not sufficient to charge the 56-year-old shock rocker whose legal name is Brian Warner.
“We have determined that allegations of domestic violence fall outside of the statute of limitations, and we cannot prove charges of sexual assault beyond a reasonable doubt,” Hochman said. “We recognize and applaud the courage and resilience of the women who came forward to make reports and share their experiences, and we thank them for their cooperation and patience with the investigation.”
Nearly four years after the investigation began, then-District Attorney George Gascón said on Oct. 9 that his office was pursuing new leads that added to the “already extensive” file that authorities had amassed.
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LA County sheriff’s detectives said early in 2021 that they were investigating Manson for incidents between 2009 and 2011 in West Hollywood, where Manson lived at the time. The probe included a search warrant that was served on his West Hollywood home. The case was initially turned over to prosecutors in September 2021, but the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office requested more evidence-gathering and the investigation resumed.
“We are very pleased that, after a thorough and incredibly lengthy review of all of the actual evidence, the District Attorney has concluded what we knew and expressed from the start — Brian Warner is innocent,” his attorney, Howard King, said in a statement.
