Published 20:02 IST, September 29th 2019

'Fast and Furious' Filmmaker Rob Cohen accused of sexual assault

'Fast and Furious' filmmaker Rob Cohen has been accused of sexual assault in an incident which dates back to 2015. Yet the director has denied such charges.

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As per reports in a UK publication, 'Fast and Furious' director Rob Cohen has been accused of sexual assault which allegedly happened in 2015. accuser alleged that Cohen has sexually assaulted her while she was unconscious. She said that filmmaker invited 28-year-old woman to a business meeting in Manhattan to discuss collaborating on a TV pilot and that is when assault occurred. Cohen, on or hand, dismissed charges.

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alleged assault

media reports mention girl saying that she met with director at a cigar lounge where she claimed that he ordered her a drink which she was t comfortable with. After y moved meeting to a restaurant next to his hotel, she said he "encourd her to drink some more". It was n when she started to feel uneasy, she explained. Grually at a point, she blacked out and fell unconscious and later woke up to find herself in Cohen's bed in a very objectionable position, bare-bodied.  She alleged that she never consented to get physical with director. accuser's medical records also show that she sought treatment as a victim of sexual assault cited publication.

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Cohen denies allegations

With a 13-p letter from his attorney Martin Singer to publication, Robert Cohen has denied his wrongdoing. attorney said that allegations are defamatory and offensive. He also said that statements are heius and disputed. Cohen also denied that woman was unconscious in director's presence, and claims that she left immediately after business meeting ended, according to Singer.

" proposed Story is an outrous defamatory hit piece, making extraordinarily offensive assertions that my client engd in heius sexual misconduct, criminal wrongdoing, and ar inappropriate behavior, which are vehemently disputed and denied by my client," wrote Singer.

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Previous allegations on Cohen

Robert has a been dragged into similar controversies earlier. Even Cohen's daughter Valkyrie Wear accused him of molestation when she was a child. Wear me her accusations public through a social media post. She also mentioned that Cohen was involved in simultaneous sexual acts in her presence. 

(With inputs from ANI)

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19:13 IST, September 29th 2019