Jonathan Majors appeared via Zoom during a status update hearing on the assault charges brought against him.
The 33 year old creed III The actor was charged with assault in late March by a 30-year-old woman who was taken to hospital with “minor injuries to her head and neck.”
Jonathan did not speak much at the hearing, only providing confirmations to the judge when asked a question.
Now, in the new charge update, a new complaint has been added to the charges, while Jonathan’s lawyer, Priya Chaudhry, has called the charges a “witch hunt” against him.
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The Hollywood Reporter says the complaint was added to the current charges and charges, which remain the same. The complaint details that the accuser allegedly “experienced injuries to her right arm and was pushed into a car by Majors, in addition to the previously reported laceration to her right ear and finger (the complaint no longer includes reports of bruising and neck injuries). ). ).”
In a statement to PeopleMs. Chaudhry says the victim is lying about the facts of the assault.
“However, this false case continues, the location claimed by the woman changes and her story is transformed,” the lawyer said. “This is a witch hunt against Jonathan Majors, fueled by unsubstantiated claims. Rather than dismiss the charges in the face of the woman’s outright lies, the prosecutor has adjusted the charges to match the woman’s new lies.”
She also added that she and her team “obtained even more video evidence of her innocence, but we are hesitant to share it, for fear the prosecutor will tell the woman to change her story again.”
“This blatant double standard between the treatment of Jonathan Majors, a 200-pound black man, and his accuser, highlights the racial bias that permeates the criminal justice system,” he concluded.
If convicted, Jonathan could spend up to a year in jail.
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