David Copperfield, magician has been accused of sexual misconduct by several women in episodes said to have taken place over several decades, as per a report.
According to the media reports its investigation had uncovered allegations from 16 women that the celebrated US illusionist had behaved inappropriately towards them, including some who said they were under 18 at the time.
Three of the women claim Copperfield drugged them before sex. A media house had spoken to more than 100 people, and had examined police and court records to substantiate the story, which it said covered the period from the late 1980s to 2014.
The women who made the allegations had met the entertainer through his work, in a career that spanned decades. Copperfield’s lawyers said that he refused any wrongdoing and had never acted inappropriately with anyone, let alone anyone underage.
Previously the 67-year-old was accused of misconduct in 2018, when a woman named Brittney Lewis said he had drugged and sexually assaulted her three decades earlier. Copperfield denied that claim. Lewis is part of the 16 women.
Media house claims that it had spoken to another woman, who did not wish to be named, who said that the magician had drugged her and a friend before having sex with each of them. Lawyers said that Copperfield denied the claims and noted that no complaints had been made against him when the assaults were said to have taken place.
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