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Magician David Copperfield Accused of Rape
Friday October 19, 2007

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David Copperfield at the Delta Faliro Press Conference in Athens, Greece.
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David Copperfield has been accused of rape by a Seattle woman. Fox News reports that the woman says the alleged rape took place in the Bahamas. Because she is a U.S. citizen, the FBI is investigating the claim.

On Wednesday, agents from the FBI's Seattle office raided Copperfield's Las Vegas warehouse which, according to Fox, the magician has named the "International Museum & Library of the Conjuring Arts." FBI agent Robbie Burroughs told reporters, "I can say that there was investigative activity yesterday and yesterday evening in Las Vegas. The investigation is related to a Seattle case. The Seattle case is pending and that means we can't say anything about it."

Copperfield's lawyer David Chesnoff said that his client would be cleared of the rape accusations. "If in fact those are the allegations, unfortunately false allegations are all too often made against famous individuals," Chesnoff told Fox. "But we are confident the investigation will conclude favorably."

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