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Prosecutors close Steven Seagal sex assault inquiry without charges

U.S. actor Steven Seagal speaks to the media at a news conference in Moscow June 2, 2013 Photo: Reuters.

Los Angeles prosecutors said on Friday they were declining to bring a criminal case against actor Steven Seagal stemming from an allegation that he sexually assaulted a minor in 2002, citing California’s statute of limitations.

The decision marked the second time this year the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office decided against charging Seagal with a crime in connection with an accusation of sexual assault from more than a decade in the past.

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