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JamesG · 05-07-2025, 10:01 PM

"Boardwalk Empire" Star Michael Pitt Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charges
by Ellise Shafer
May 7, 2025

Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire, Hannibal, Dawson's Creek) has been arrested in New York City on charges of alleged sexual abuse.

According to the indictment and court records obtained by Variety, Pitt was arrested and arraigned at Kings Supreme Criminal Court in Brooklyn on May 2 over four separate alleged incidents between April 2020 and August 2021.

He was charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, counts of criminal sexual acts in the first and third degree, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of attempted assault and one count of strangulation in the second degree.

He pleaded not guilty to all charges, and according to TMZ, posted bail and was released from custody. His next court appearance is set for June 17.

The New York Post, which first broke the news of Pitt’s arrest, reported that the charges stem from an ex-girlfriend.

The indictment alleges that, between April 2020 and August 2021, Pitt subjected her to sexual contact by means of forcible compulsion, engaged in oral sex with her without consent, attacked her with a four-by-four piece of wood and cinderblock and “applied pressure on the throat or neck” causing “stupor, loss of consciousness or other physical injury.”

Jason Goldman, an attorney for Pitt, told Variety in a statement:

“Unfortunately, we live in a world where somebody like Mr. Pitt — an accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes — can be arrested on the uncorroborated word of an unhinged individual. In reality, this baseless claim is suspiciously raised some four or five years after the alleged incident, at a time when the two parties were in a completely consensual and voluntary relationship. This case will be dismissed.”

https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/mic...se-1236389609/

05-07-2025, 10:01 PM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,966	Michael Pitt Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charges *"Boardwalk Empire" Star Michael Pitt Arrested on Sexual Abuse Charges* by Ellise Shafer May 7, 2025 Michael Pitt (Boardwalk Empire, Hannibal, Dawson's Creek) has been arrested in New York City on charges of alleged sexual abuse. According to the indictment and court records obtained by Variety, Pitt was arrested and arraigned at Kings Supreme Criminal Court in Brooklyn on May 2 over four separate alleged incidents between April 2020 and August 2021. He was charged with two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, counts of criminal sexual acts in the first and third degree, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of attempted assault and one count of strangulation in the second degree. He pleaded not guilty to all charges, and according to TMZ, posted bail and was released from custody. His next court appearance is set for June 17. The New York Post, which first broke the news of Pitt’s arrest, reported that the charges stem from an ex-girlfriend. The indictment alleges that, between April 2020 and August 2021, Pitt subjected her to sexual contact by means of forcible compulsion, engaged in oral sex with her without consent, attacked her with a four-by-four piece of wood and cinderblock and “applied pressure on the throat or neck” causing “stupor, loss of consciousness or other physical injury.” Jason Goldman, an attorney for Pitt, told Variety in a statement: “Unfortunately, we live in a world where somebody like Mr. Pitt — an accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes — can be arrested on the uncorroborated word of an unhinged individual. In reality, this baseless claim is suspiciously raised some four or five years after the alleged incident, at a time when the two parties were in a completely consensual and voluntary relationship. This case will be dismissed.” https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/mic...se-1236389609/ Attached Images