Jonathan Majors: judge denies motion to dismiss domestic abuse case against actor
nme.comJonathan Majors will face trail for domestic abuse charges after a New York judge denied a motion to dismiss the case.First reported in March, Majors was arrested on assault, strangulation and harassment charges in New York, after being accused of assaulting his then-girlfriend, Grace Jabbari, in New York in an alleged “domestic dispute”.
Majors denied all allegations.He appeared in court in August, after which his criminal defence lawyer Priya Chaudhry released a statement denying the allegations again and calling for them to be thrown out, claiming that they had delivered evidence to prove the woman had attacked Majors and “not the other way around”.
Majors has denied any wrongdoing and has pleaded not guilty to the charges against him.On Wednesday (October 25), a New York judge decided that the US actor will face trial on domestic abuse charges after rejecting the defence’s motion to dismiss the case.
He will now appear in court to face the charges on November 29.Majors appeared in court via video on Wednesday because he was out of state.
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