Wave of Hollywood sex assault claims sends LAPD into uncharted territory
by Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times
Nov 22, 2017
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - The flood of sexual assault allegations coming out of the Hollywood entertainment industry has the Los Angeles Police Department negotiating uncharted territory.
Never before has the department received so many sexual assault allegations involving high-profile figures at one time, including many complex cases that are years old with multiple alleged victims, officials say.
The department has re-engineered its detective staff to deal with the influx. The LAPD has established five teams of two detectives to exclusively investigate allegations of sexual misconduct in Hollywood. The team
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