Michael Pitt, widely recognized for his roles in Boardwalk Empire, Dawson’s Creek and Reptile, has been arrested in New York City on multiple charges, including sexual abuse, strangulation, and sodomy.
Court documents obtained by Fox News Digital reveal that the 44-year-old actor was arrested on May 2 at Kings Supreme Criminal Court in Brooklyn.
Pitt faces two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, along with charges of assault with a blunt object, third-degree sodomy, and second-degree strangulation.
He has pleaded not guilty to all charges, and the presiding judges set his bail at $100,000.
According to TMZ, the actor posted bail and has been released from custody. He is expected to appear in court on June 17.
Pitt’s representatives have not yet responded to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Unfortunately, we live in a world where somebody like Mr. Pitt an accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes can be arrested on the uncorroborated word of an unhinged individual,” Jason Goldman, an attorney for Pitt, told Variety in a statement.
“In reality, this baseless claim is suspiciously raised some four or five years after the alleged incident, at a time when the two parties were in a completely consensual and voluntary relationship. This case will be dismissed.”
