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Michael Pitt Arrested for Serious Sexual Abuse Allegations

5/7/2025

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Actor Michael Pitt, 44, faces serious allegations after being arrested in Brooklyn for first-degree sexual abuse linked to four incidents involving his ex-girlfriend from April 2020 to August 2021. Disturbingly, he is accused of assaulting her with a wooden plank and a cinderblock, as well as strangling her. Pitt has pleaded not guilty and was released on $100,000 bail.

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Story summary

Actor Michael Pitt, 44, faces serious allegations after being arrested in Brooklyn for first-degree sexual abuse linked to four incidents involving his ex-girlfriend from April 2020 to August 2021. Disturbingly, he is accused of assaulting her with a wooden plank and a cinderblock, as well as strangling her. Pitt has pleaded not guilty and was released on $100,000 bail.