NYPD has evidence to arrest woman who said Jonathan Majors hit her

In domestic disputes, the parties often accuse each other of sexual assault, and in New York law enforcement agencies are required by law to identify the primary aggressor. Yet the authorities sometimes look for consequences for both parties; in such situations, people who have reported the crime sometimes refuse to cooperate in order to avoid prosecution.

Mr. Majors’ case has attracted attention due to his growing celebrity. He is key to the future of Marvel Studios and its cinematic universe: in “Ant Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”, released this year, he played a character named Kang the Conqueror, who is expected to appear in several other Marvel projects. would appear. Marvel pictures, based on comic books, are in turn important to the film strategy of its parent company, the colossal Walt Disney Company, with a market cap of more than $160 billion.

Mr. Majors had been a central part of Marvel’s plans. Since his arrest, that future has been in doubt. The U.S. military took two commercials in which he was taken out of circulation, with a spokeswoman explaining, “While Mr. Majors is innocent until proven guilty, caution dictates that we suspend our advertising until the investigation of these allegations is complete.”

In March, the Manhattan district attorney’s office charged Mr. Majors with assault and other related crimes. It is not clear how an arrest of Ms Jabbari could affect the case against him, which is due to appear in court on August 3. Misdemeanor charges rarely lead to litigation, in part because defendants often settle and plead for lower charges rather than take risks. conviction by a jury.

Andrew Bourke, a spokesman for Ms Chaudhry’s law firm, Chaudhrylaw, declined to comment. Doug Cohen, a spokesman for the district attorney’s office, declined to comment on the I-card, but said “our investigation and case into the assault allegations against Mr. Majors are still ongoing.”

Prosecutors don’t typically discuss cases publicly, so it’s unclear what evidence the DA’s office might have to refute Ms Chaudhry’s account, or whether it will prosecute Ms Jabbari if she is arrested.

Susan C. Beachy contributed research.