You would think that David Copperfield, the world famous magician would be able to make anything disappear, even rape charges. David Copperfield for the last two years has been under criminal investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting a 23-year-old fashion model in his private island. Copperfield allegedly invited the accuser to his island after meeting her at one of his shows, where he pulled her out of the crowd during one of his performances. According to the accuser, Copperfield performed numerous methods of torture to pressure her into becoming sexually active with him.
The case investigation has been closed and Copperfield will not be facing any sexual assault charges. The investigation was closed due to a recent case where Copperfield’s accuser has been found guilty of lying to the authorities and making a false accusation of sexual assault against another man. The accuser was found guilty after video evidence showed her voluntarily entering a man’s hotel room and his accusation of her attempting to prostitute herself to him.
Copperfield’s criminal attorneys were able to use the accuser’s character statement from her recent case to show her untrustworthy character. Without the aid and intervention of Copperfield’s criminal lawyers, the false statements that show the accusers unreliable character would have probably been ignored and Mr. Copperfield might have faced sexual assault charges that would have damaged his career and life. Mr. Copperfield’s sex crime lawyers also probably helped him by preventing him from providing the authorities with statements that could have been manipulated to depict him as a guilty man and jeopardized the credibility to his case.
The work that Mr. Copperfield’s criminal lawyers provided him was during the pre-file stage of his investigation. Before a person is charged with a crime an investigation has to first take place. During the investigation phase sexual assault attorneys can work as a shield to prevent the client from making statements that jeopardize their case or provide information/evidence that shows the client’s innocence. Mr. Copperfield made the best decision by involving his criminal defense firm immediately before any charges were filed. He has saved himself the public humiliation of going to jail and being seen as a sexual predator, and most importantly the money that would have cost to go to trial to defend his innocence.
