Paris: Rapper-singer Chris Brown was released without charge, hours after he was detained here over a rape allegation.
The 29-year-old singer and two of his associates, including a bodyguard, were held by police, Tuesday following an investigation into an alleged rape at Le Mandarin Oriental hotel, where he has been staying for the Paris Fashion Week. The Grammy winner was detained on suspicion of aggravated rape and a drug offence.
A 24-year-old woman claimed he sexually assaulted her in his hotel room between January 15 and 16 this year. She said they met at Le Crystal club, near Les Champs-Elysees, and followed him back to the hotel.
According to French publication ‘Closer’, the woman in her testimony claimed Brown raped her inside the room. After that, his bodyguard and a friend of his also sexually assaulted her.
French police however said, they will continue to investigate the woman’s claim.
After his release, Brown took to Instagram to deny the allegation. “I wanna make it perfectly clear… This is false and a whole lot of cap!” he wrote. “Never!!! For my daughter and my family this is so disrespectful and is against my character and morals!” added the rapper.
This is not the singer’s first tryst with the law. In 2009, Brown had received five years probation and a community service order for assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Rihanna, in his car in 2009.
PTI
