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... has a certificate of disposition by the Criminal Court of the City of New York, saying that the case against him was dismissed and sealed on June 5, 1997.
by nabla9 6y ago
... has a certificate of disposition by the Criminal Court of the City of New York, saying that the case against him was dismissed and sealed on June 5, 1997.
- solosoyokaze 6y agoWhy was the case sealed?
- arbitrage 6y agoprobably diplomatic immunity/coverup. bigger fish to fry, so not worth prosecuting a rapist. that's pretty messed up.
- solosoyokaze 6y agoThat’s how I read it too. Having the case sealed seems like an invitation to actually do some investigation. Instead the NYT played along and tried to bury the story (albeit in a technically ignorant way).
- causalmodels 6y agoI am not a lawyer but I am fairly certain that New York State automatically seals criminal cases which are dismissed due to a positive finding for the defendant. Source: https://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp/criminal/sealedGoodResult.shtml https://www.nycourts.gov/courthelp/criminal/sealedGoodResult... edit: a word