US actor Armie Hammer says he is “very grateful” to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office, following its decision not to charge him over allegations of sexual assault.The 36 year old said he was looking forward to “beginning what will be a long, difficult process of putting my life back together” now that his name had been cleared.
Armie faced a series of damaging accusations over explicit messages he allegedly sent on social media and an accusation of rape by a woman in Los Angeles in March 2021.The actor, known for films including Call Me By Your Name and The Social Network, had denied all criminal allegations against him.
On Wednesday the DA’s office said prosecutors had conducted an “extremely thorough review” into the allegations, but that there was “insufficient evidence” to charge Armie.Tiffiny Blacknell, director of the bureau of communications, said: “Sexual assault cases are often difficult to prove, which is why we assign our most experienced prosecutors to review them. “In this case, those prosecutors conducted an extremely thorough review, but determined that at this time, there is insufficient evidence to charge Mr Hammer with a crime.” She continued: “As prosecutors, we have an ethical responsibility to only charge cases that we can prove beyond a reasonable doubt.
We know that it is hard for women to report sexual assault. “Even when we cannot move forward with a prosecution, our victim service representatives will be available to those who seek our victim support services.
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