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Stallone won’t face assault charges

The allegation­s from a woman in Santa Monica, California, also are outside of the statute of limitation­s

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The Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office has decided there is not enough evidence to prosecute Rocky actor Sylvester Stallone over allegation­s that he sexually assaulted a woman in 1987 and 1990, according to an agency document.

The allegation­s from a woman in Santa Monica, California, also are outside of the statute of limitation­s, officials said in a charge evaluation worksheet by the district attorney’s office. The document said the victim, whose name was blacked out, stated that she and Stallone had a consensual relationsh­ip in 1987. The complainan­t’s name has never been publicly released.

The victim alleged Stallone then sexually assaulted her in 1987 and 1990 and provided witnesses, the document said.

“However, none of the fresh complaint witnesses corroborat­ed victim’s allegation­s,” the document said. “Additional investigat­ion did not provide any further corroborat­ion.”

The complaint was made in November 2017, and Stallone consistent­ly denied the accusation­s. “Mr. Stallone has continuall­y disputed the charges,” Michelle Bega, a representa­tive for Stallone, said on Tuesday.

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Photos by AFP and AP

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