Jussie Smollett made headlines in 2019 after he claimed to the Chicago police that he was the victim of a homophobic and racist attack.
朱西·斯莫利特在2019年向芝加哥警方聲稱自己是同性戀和種族主義襲擊的受害者后成為頭條新聞。
Investigators searched for the perpetrators of what was initially described as a “possible hate crime” before ultimately accusing the actor of staging his own assault.
調(diào)查人員搜查了肇事者,最初被描述為“可能的仇恨犯罪”,最終指控這名演員自己策劃了襲擊。
A major development in the case came that same month, when police arrested two possible suspects, but they were released soon after without charges. Multiple reports later surfaced accusing the actor of staging the attack with the help of Abimbola “Bola” Osundairo and Olabinjo “Ola” Osundairo, which he repeatedly and vehemently denied.
同月,案件出現(xiàn)了重大進(jìn)展,警方逮捕了兩名可能的嫌疑人,但他們很快就被釋放,沒有受到指控。隨后出現(xiàn)了多份報告,指控這位演員在阿比姆波拉·奧桑代羅和奧拉比喬·奧桑代羅的幫助下策劃了這次襲擊,但他一再強(qiáng)烈否認(rèn)。
He was charged later that month with felony disorderly conduct for making a false police report. The next morning, he was arrested. He was subsequently charged with 16 felony counts. In March 2019, prosecutors dropped the charges.
當(dāng)月晚些時候,他因偽造警方報告而被控妨害治安重罪。第二天早上,他被捕了。隨后,他被控16項(xiàng)重罪。2019年3月,檢察官撤銷了指控。
Nearly a year later a special prosecutor Dan Webb indicted Smollett again, renewing the divisive case. The February 2020 indictment against Smollett stated that he “knew at the time” that there was no crime when he reported to the police that he had been assaulted.
將近一年后,一名特別檢察官丹·韋伯再次起訴斯莫利特,再次引發(fā)爭議。2020年2月對斯莫利特的起訴書稱,當(dāng)他向警方報告自己遭到襲擊時,他“當(dāng)時知道”沒有犯罪行為。
In December 2021, Smollett took the stand where he explained that the attack was “no hoax.” That same month, Smollett was found guilty of five felony counts of disorderly conduct.
2021年12月,斯莫利特在證人席上解釋說,這次襲擊“不是騙局”。同月,斯莫利特被判五項(xiàng)妨害治安重罪。