Friday, January 27, 2012

Video: Son of top NYC cop accused of rape



>> here in new york the son of the city's police commissioner, a local tv anchorman has been accused of raping a woman. jonathan deanst has the latest on that.

>> reporter: prosecutors in new york haven 't filed criminal charges but the investigation is ongoing. they are taking a hard look at whether there is evidence to back up the claim that a night out drinking with a new york anchorman ended in some sort of forced sex attack. he's a popular anchor, a one-time fox news channel war correspondent.

>> we'll be here for a while.

>> reporter: and the son of nypd commissioner ray kelly . now greg kelly is off the air, dealing with what could be the toughest story of his life -- a rape allegation. kelly denies the charges. we know the district attorney's investigation will prove mr. kelly 's innocence, his lawyer says.

>> a nightmare scenario.

>> reporter: this week the woman went to the 13th precinct to file her rape claim against kelly . she claims in october she met him on the street and they went out drinking at a downtown bar. she said kelly went back to her empty law offices and it was there, she claims, the sex assault occurred. sources close to the investigation say there are text messages after that night between the woman and kelly . legal experts say that could raise questions about credibility.

>> there was communication after the fact. she apparently, according to her own words, blacked out, so she really doesn't know what happened that night. i can't imagine the d.a. wanting or being able to do anything with this case.

>> reporter: the new york d.a. is heading up the investigation just months after handling the dominique strauss-kahn case where charges of criminal sex abuse fell apart amid questions about the woman's credibility. in the kelly case the woman's boyfriend confronted the nypd commissioner at a public event. a police spokesman said greg had, quote, ruined my girlfriend's life but never mentioned an alleged incident. commissioner kelly suggested the man write him a letter. it is not clear if it was sent. when the woman went to police the case was immediately moved to the d.a.'s office. new york mayor michael blumberg approved the decision.

>> you don't want the appearance of a conflict of interest when you would have with the son of a commissioner.

>> reporter: as for kelly his lawyer is providing information to prosecutors. unclear if or when the news anchor will go in to clear up questions prosecutors may have. lots of questions still swirling about the case. back to you.

>> jonathan dienst, thank you. here's

Source: http://video.today.msnbc.msn.com/today/46161312/

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