Dylan McDermott won't face sexual assault charges as allegation deemed too old by LA district attorney

Los Angeles County prosecutors have declined to charge actor Dylan McDermott in connection with an allegation of a sexual assault in 1991
PUBLISHED SEP 7, 2018

Dylan McDermott won’t be charged for sexual assault as the Los Angeles County prosecutors have declined the allegation saying it is beyond the statute of limitations.

The 56-year-old 'American Horror Story' actor was accused of sexually assaulting a woman in 1991, but the prosecution has been declined because it is “outside the statute of limitations,” according to a Los Angeles County District Attorney Charge Evaluation Worksheet, People reported on Friday.

Dylan McDermott attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
Dylan McDermott attends the 2018 Vanity Fair Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 4, 2018 in Beverly Hills, California.
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