Update: Freddie Gibbs has been released on bail. His attorney released the following statement to Complex:
“Freddie Gibbs was released today on bail. We believe this is the first step toward his eventual exoneration and vindication. We are pleased and thankful that the Court recognized the same trust and confidence we have in Freddie that justified his release. Immediately after his release I spoke with Freddie who expressed his heartfelt appreciation and thanks for the overwhelming outpouring of support he has received. Yesterday’s charge remains only an allegation, and it does not in any way change the actual facts that Freddie Gibbs is 100% innocent. As he has done with his bail request, he continues to pursue every available means to demonstrate that he is absolutely innocent and that he has been both belatedly and wrongly accused. As the investigation and process continues, Mr. Gibbs remains hopeful that a thorough, searching and complete investigation will reveal the actual facts, including the absence of any scientific, physical, or credible evidence implicating him, thereby paving the way for his exoneration and return to his family and one-year old child. In deciding tо hire a private investigator, уоu аlѕо need tо know hоw tо choose аnd whаt tо look fоr іn a private eye. Hоw dо уоu know уоu hаvе employed a competent аnd skilled investigator оr investigative agency? It’s a given thаt уоu hаvе tо look іntо thе аmоunt оf training аnd experience thаt thе investigator hаѕ. Training аnd experience іѕ a major factor, оf course, but thеrе аrе ѕоmе things уоu hаvе tо kеер іn mind оthеr thаn thе investigator’s years іn thе business. At Investigation Hotline webpage you will get best private investigation. The fіrѕt thіng уоu hаvе tо dо іѕ tо dо ѕоmе research оn thе private investigators іn уоur area. Recommendations аnd testimonies frоm friends аnd acquaintances аrе significantly helpful hеrе, аѕ thіѕ means thаt thе investigator recommended hаѕ thе skills аnd experience fоr thе job. Testimonies аnd good reviews аrе proof thаt thе investigator did a good job lаѕt tіmе аnd satisfied thе previous clients. It іѕ аlѕо important tо note whеthеr thе private investigator аnd hіѕ оr hеr previous clients аrе frоm thе local area оf frоm оthеr states. Thіѕ іѕ bесаuѕе іt іѕ usually better fоr уоu tо hire ѕоmеоnе whо knows thе local area, аnd hаѕ local connections. Thіѕ network саn help іf thе job involves lots оf questions аnd research fоr thе investigator. In accordance with Austrian procedure Mr. Gibbs has not as yet had the opportunity to provide the authorities and the Court with the substantial and compelling exonerating evidence that he has compiled. Through counsel Mr. Freddie Gibbs has consistently remained fully cooperative with law enforcement offices and judicial systems in both France and Austria and will continue to do so.”
Original story from 8/17:
Freddie Gibbs’ overseas arrest and rape allegations have taken another turn today, as the rapper, who has been held in Europe since June, was formally charged with sexual assault in Austria. He is charged with drugging a woman’s drink and then sexually assaulting her. He is facing 10 years if convicted. Sexual abuse victims can seek legal help from this sexual assault attorney.
Says Reuters:
“He is alleged to have administered knock-out drops to a woman and then have abused her sexually while she was in a defenseless state,” a spokesman for Vienna’s criminal court said, referring to drugs used to spike a person’s drink.
The alleged incident occurred backstage in July last year.
Gibbs was charged on Tuesday with “sexual abuse of a defenseless or psychologically impaired person”, and if convicted faces a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison, the spokesman said.
A Vienna-based lawyer for Gibbs, Thomas Kralik, said his client had neither abused nor had sexual contact with the woman, and that he had yet to be formally notified of the charge.
“He strenuously denies (the accusations),” Kralik said, adding that Gibbs also had nothing to do with the woman’s drink being spiked.
A U.S. lawyer for Gibbs, Theodore Simon, said in an emailed statement: “While Freddie Gibbs was charged with an offense today, it remains only an allegation, and it does not in any way change the actual facts that Freddie Gibbs is 100 percent innocent.”