Victoria’s Secret supermodel Adriana Lima and basketball player Marko Jaric are having a rough start to their marriage. Jaric is being accused of sexual assault by a Philadelphia woman. The woman claims that the incident occurred in February, when Jaric’s team, the Memphis Grizzlies, were in town to play the 76ers. There’s no word (that I can find) about the exact nature of the “sexual assault”, but OK! Magazine has the statements from Marko’s representative and his lawyer:
The honeymoon period might be over for supermodel Adriana Lima and new husband Marko Jaric of the Memphis Grizzlies NBA team – marring the newlyweds’ bliss (they tied the knot about a month ago) is an accusation of sexual assault against Marko, brought by a Philadelphia woman, Sports Illustrated reports.
The woman alleges the incident occurred in February when the Grizzlies were in Philadelphia to play the 76ers.
Marko’s rep tells TMZ: “These accusations are 100 percent false and untrue. All high profile couples fall victim to these sort of things through the course of their relationship. Marko and Adriana are very much in love and happily married. The couple knows that there is absolutely no merit whatsoever to these crazy and unfounded allegations.”
Marko’s lawyer has also released this statement [sic]: “I received official word from the Philadelphia District Attorneys office that after a thorough investigation no charges will be filed against my client, Marko Jaric, in connection with the alleged incident with an unnamed female on February 11, 2009 while his team was in town to play the 76ers.
“Persons in Marko’s position are often the target of malicious statements and it is not unusual for the police to be asked to investigate. However, these allegations were proved to be completely false, and while Marko is extremely unsettled by these accusations, he is happy that the law enforcement authorities have cleared him of any criminal conduct and the issue can now be put to rest.”
From OK! Magazine
Eh, they seem a little too eager to call the allegations “crazy”. But the statement from Jaric’s lawyer is telling – if the Philadelphia district attorney’s office has investigated and decided not to charge or prosecute, it probably is nothing.
If the woman is telling the truth, and she’s charging “sexual assault” and not rape, it’s unlikely there’s any corroborating evidence. It would simply be her word against his, given that there were no witnesses to the assault. It would be interesting to know what the woman is alleging, though. “Assault” can be anything from a pat on the butt to a violent attack.
Adriana Lima and Marko Jaric are shown on 6/10/08. Credit: WENN.com
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