David Copperfield accused of rape

Magician David Copperfield is being investigated by a federal grand jury following accusations that he raped, assaulted, and threatened an aspiring model. It sure does seem like Copperfield

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Magician David Copperfield is being investigated by a federal grand jury following accusations that he raped, assaulted, and threatened an aspiring model. A 21-year-old Seattle, Washington woman claims that she was approached by a member of Copperfield’s entourage at one of the magician’s shows, led to a special seat, and picked to go up on stage as part of his act. According to the woman, Copperfield later promised to help her with her modeling career and invited her to visit him at his private island resort near the Bahamas, saying there would be other guests there as well. The woman alleges that there were no other guests at the resort, that Copperfield raped and hit her during her two-day stay, and that he warned her not to tell anybody. When she arrived home in Seattle, she told her parents what had happened and went to a sexual assault center. The National Enquirer reports that Copperfield offered the woman a $2 million settlement, which she turned down.

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