Posted on 11/24/2017 7:56:40 AM PST by SeekAndFind
It turns out that the sexual assault charges against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein may be just the tip of the iceberg in Hollywood. The Beverly Hills police say they are currently investigating twelve cases of sexual assault against people in the entertainment industry.
Beverly Hills police declined to provide specifics of the allegations, saying the agency wanted to "maintain the integrity of these investigations."
"The Beverly Hills Police Department is working in conjunction with the District Attorney's Task Force on these cases. We place a high priority on crimes against persons cases," Police Chief Sandra Spagnoli said in a statement.
Several weeks ago, the department said it was investigating movie mogul Harvey Weinstein and filmmaker James Toback after recently receiving allegations that they committed sexual assaults.
The Los Angeles Police Department now has 28 open investigations related to Hollywood and media figures, including Weinstein, actor Ed Westwick, writer Murray Miller and agent Tyler Grasham. The department has also taken 37 other sex crimes reports that it has sent to other law enforcement agencies, believing the alleged crimes occurred in those jurisdictions.
Police in New York and London as well as the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department also have open criminal cases related to the Hollywood sex scandal.
These allegations are not "groping," or "inappropriate touching." These are cases of assault, which normally carry jail time if the offender is convicted.
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Beverly Hills Police Department? I thought their job was to chase away outsiders.
The Beverly Hills PD, aptly portrayed in the movies staring Eddie Murphy, together with the LAPD have been solely interested in protecting the movie industry in Hollywood since the dawn of time. If you wanted to find yourself on patrol in east LA, just cite some Beverly Hills mogul for DUI or some such violation. Of course if things rose to the level of sensational murder, OJ, all bets were off due to publicity but only in those matters.
On the other side of the coin, they did an excellent job keeping OC out of that area, especially in the 50s and 60s, and ran a very respectable intelligence gathering activity during which they were frequently known as the LA International PD.
“Beverly Hills Cop,” one of the best movies!
If anything comes of Diddle-Gate, we won’t have so much of a perp walk as a parade. I don’t look for much to come of it.
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