The investigation into sexual assault allegations towards Marilyn Manson has been accomplished by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division and is being turned over to the district lawyer’s workplace for consideration of attainable legal prices.
The sheriff’s particular victims bureau spent the final 19 months trying into Manson, whose actual title is Brian Warner, after a number of girls accused the singer of sexual and bodily abuse. The DA’s workplace stated in an announcement to BuzzFeed Information that the sheriff’s division has as of Tuesday supplied “partial case materials” relating to its investigation.
“There may be extra materials that’s nonetheless excellent, nonetheless, we shouldn’t have a timeline for the extra submission from the LASD,” the assertion stated. “As soon as we obtain every little thing, skilled prosecutors will fastidiously and deliberatively evaluate every little thing that has been submitted prior to creating a submitting choice. This evaluate will take a while however relaxation assured our workplace takes these allegations very severely.”
The sheriff’s division didn’t instantly reply to a request for remark and neither did Manson’s lawyer. Prior to now, Manson has denied the allegations. In March, he sued actor Evan Rachel Wooden and artist Illma Gore for defamation, fraud, and conspiracy for alleging he abused them.
His defamation swimsuit has drawn comparisons to the current case involving Johnny Depp and Amber Heard; Depp and Manson are pals, and texts between them by which they disparaged their romantic companions had been a part of court docket data. Heard was ordered to pay greater than $10 million for saying she was a sufferer of home abuse. Depp later stated he was happy to clear his title in court docket, and Heard described the decision as a setback for ladies.
The investigation into Manson started in February 2021, after Wooden posted on Instagram that her ex-fiancé “horrifically abused” her for years.
“He began grooming me after I was a teen and horrifically abused me for years,” Wooden wrote. “I used to be brainwashed and manipulated into submission.”
Different girls have additionally accused Manson of abuse, together with mannequin Sarah McNeilly, who wrote on Instagram that Manson “tortured” her, locked her in rooms, and threw her towards a wall. One other mannequin, Ashley Lindsay Morgan, wrote on Instagram that she met Manson someday round 2009 or 2010, after which they rapidly moved in collectively.
“There was abuse, sexual violence, bodily violence and coercion,” Morgan wrote.
One other lady, Ashley Walters, stated she experiences PTSD from her abusive relationship with Manson.
“It grew to become clear the abuse he’s precipitated; he continues to inflict on so many and I can not stand by and let this occur to others,” Walters wrote on Instagram. “Brian Warner must be held accountable.”
Moreover, a lady named Gabriella additionally accused Manson of abuse, saying he reduce her throughout intercourse, took images of her nude with out her permission, and despatched them to different individuals.
Regardless of the allegations, Manson has continued to be acknowledged in Hollywood. He was nominated on the 2022 Grammys. Kanye West featured him on the album Donda and has invited him to carry out on a number of events.