The actor’s lawyer announced the “movement” after a judge refused to dismiss sexual abuse case (via toofab)
On Tuesday Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Phyllis Chu denied the motion to drop the misdemeanor forcible touching and sexual abuse in the third degree charges against the "Jerry Maguire" star, who was accused of groping a female fan's breast in a New York bar in June.
"The court finds the defendant has failed to meet his burden of setting forth compelling reasons to warrant dismissal," she wrote in her judgement. Video surveillance from the Magic Hour Rooftop Bar appears to show Cuba reaching across his girlfriend Claudine De Niro — who was sitting between him and the alleged victim — to place a hand on her thigh, before bringing it up towards her chest.
Cuba strongly denies the claims. Heller said Cuba admitted putting his hand on her lap as a cordial gesture, but was reaching for her hand to kiss it, again as a "friendly gesture"."I am totally confident that when a jury of Cuba Gooding Jr's peers assess all of the exculpatory evidence in this case, that he will be totally exonerated," Heller said. "His case will be a hallmark example for the #NotMe Movement.
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