A petition was started earlier this month asking for Charlamagne Tha God to be fired from iHeartRadio due to a 2001 alleged sexual assault.
But according to documents obtained by The Blast, The Breakfast Club host’s DNA wasn’t found in accuser Jessica Reid’s rape kit. The reports reveal there was no evidence of any semen found inside the alleged victim from an oral, vaginal and rectal swab.
Materials tested from underneath Reid’s fingernails were also analyzed and determined to contain “nothing of apparent serological evidentiary value.”
Reid was 15 years old at the time of the alleged assault. Charlamagne went to the police in an attempt to clear his name of any wrongdoing. He ultimately pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor for having alcohol at a party where the alleged incident took place.
He was sentenced to three years of probation, but the charge of sexual assault was dropped.
Reid, now 32, is attempting to take the case to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
Earlier this week, Charlamagne addressed the situation on an episode of The Breakfast Club. He maintains his innocence.
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[This article was last updated on July 21, 2018 and can be found below.]
The woman accusing Charlamagne Tha God (real name Lenard Larry McKelvey) of sexually assaulting her when she was 15-years-old has reportedly taken the case to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
According to The Blast, Jessica Reid is taking her complaints to the court’s disciplinary counsel and accusing the prosecution of improperly handling the criminal case. On Friday (July 20), Reid reportedly sent a letter to John S. Nichols, a deputy for the Supreme Court Office of Disciplinary Counsel in South Carolina.
In the letter, Reid wrote, “I am filing a claim against the prosecution because they failed to defend and promote justice. They did not even try to hold him responsible for Raping me. Instead, the State allowed McKelvey to pled guilty to Contributing to the Delinquency of a Minor and agreed to dismiss the remaining charge which was Rape.”
She went on today she’s “filing a claim for negligence and misconduct of this case due to the prosecutions behavior to not defend the victim and allow justice to be served.”
The Blast also reports sources close to Reid says she’s requested the DNA samples Charlamagne provided during the initial investigation, claiming her family was never informed of the results. The family is reportedly hoping the information in the samples could help their case.
The iHeartRadio personality was accused of the alleged assault in 2001, something he adamantly denies.
He pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor for having alcohol at a party where the alleged incident took place. Consequently, he was sentenced to three years of probation, but the charge of sexual assault was dropped.
South Carolina has no statute of limitations on prosecution for criminal sexual conduct with a minor.[apple_news_ad type=”any”]
A Care2 petition started circulating earlier this month, calling for The Breakfast Club host to get fired. It has received over 18,000 signatures at the time of publishing. It refers to Charlamagne as a “pedophile” and calls for his prosecution.
[This article has been updated. The original version was published on July 12, 2018 and can be found below.]
Charlamagne Tha God has lawyered up after a 2001 sexual assault case was brought back to light. On Wednesday (July 11), a petition was launched calling for his termination from The Breakfast Club, but the iHeartRadio host adamantly denies any misconduct.
TMZ spoke to Charlamagne’s attorney Marty Singer who explained, “More than seventeen years ago, Charlamagne was accused of a sexual assault. He never had sexual relations or any physical contact with the accuser and even provided DNA to prove it. At the time of these claims, Charlamagne cooperated fully with authorities, and after the investigation, this charge against him was dropped.
“Charlamagne has spoken about this many times over the years in public, including in his book. While Charlamagne has empathy for all sexual assault victims, he cannot take responsibility for a crime he did not commit.”
According to legal docs obtained by The Blast, a then 22-year-old Charlamagne was accused of “willfully, unlawfully, and feloniously engage in penile/vaginal intercourse with a fifteen year old female child.”
Charlamagne pleaded guilty to contributing to the delinquency of a minor for having alcohol at a party where the alleged incident took place. He was sentenced to three years of probation, but the charge of sexual assault was dropped.
Now that accuser Jessica Reid is 32, she wants the criminal case re-opened. She reportedly hasn’t “been able to get over it” and wants “closure.” Reid’s mother told The Blast she was trying to protect her teenage daughter from suffering and encouraged her not to cooperate with the prosecution.
A 2001 police report from the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office reportedly says Reid and a friend were brought to a short-stay Naval housing facility in Charleston, South Carolina and given a liquid that tasted like soda. The friend claims she doesn’t remember much after that but woke up to Reid naked and crying, saying she’d been raped.
After being taken to a local hospital, the staff determined a sexual assault had occurred. Reid implicated Charlamagne as the alleged attacker.
Charlamagne addressed the matter previously during a 2013 interview with DJ Akademiks. He pointed to the lack of DNA evidence as proof he didn’t do it.
The Care2 petition has received roughly 7,500 signatures at the time of publishing. It refers to Charlamagne as a “pedophile” and says he should be prosecuted.
“We want to send a powerful message to all of the people who like to prey on innocent children that it’s not going to happen on our watch,” it reads. “No matter how much money or influence you have, we will not allow you to hurt our children.”
South Carolina has no statute of limitations on prosecution for criminal sexual conduct with a minor.[apple_news_ad type=”any”]
good to hear….She was 15 and the documents are out there!
WHat exactly is “good to hear”? You’re celebrating the fact that someone is alleging sexual assault on a minor?? What’s wrong with you? Someone’s misery And suffering brings you joy? Just pathetic
@YouDumb- u obviously don’t comprehend well. The person is saying it’s good to hear that this is being brought to light. You’re all kinds of stupid. Fucking beanah. Go back to Mexico
Calling someone dumb than telling
Them to go back to Mexico makes U sound like a racist prick
However it might be easier to go back to Mexico seeing as the line is to long at your mama’s house –go fck yourself
He gave DNA evidence, he did not rape that girl! Stop it, stop playing court of public opinion, senselessly ruining another man’s career.
Maybe it’s good to hear because we’ll get a predator off the street. Even though I don’t like him I don’t believe he did it
Didn’t he grill 69 about the very same thing?
This will go no where and i hope he sue her for defamation
Will he address on his new HBO show ?
Someone is looking for a payday…
He probably was like “yo,can I get a drop? Can I get a drop?” And proceeded to assault the confused poor girl unfortunately.
Donkey of the day
This shit is getting old yo
Look up Nikki Yovino. It happens
Donkey of the DAY WORE A Condom….can’t trace the Semen….
DNA tests test for more than semen dummy.
Closure=$$
Any allegation after 1 year is about $. Im being generous with 1 year
Damn #MeToo is the new way to secure a bag for some women. Get a job SMH
Bro he brought the shit up in his book
Hate this clown
An ACCUSATION of sexual assault or domestic violence can be a deadly weapon. I was once accused of hitting a woman I didn’t even touch simply because she thought the police would believe her over me. And these people are out her filing petitions on some shit
This women just going after European historical figures. People be after me, octavious, king Arthur , even merlin getting hate.
I will do whatever I can to lock this negro up.
A cell in hell is waiting for you
He provided DNA evidence, this case is closed and shut, that dumb bitch is just trying to get a bag. And y’all are stupid if y’all believe her, or y’all are just haters
“The Blast also reports sources close to Reid says she’s requested the DNA samples Charlamagne provided during the initial investigation, claiming her family was never informed of the results.”
Why would someone who is guilty PROVIDE dna evidence?????!!! Why are you guys believing her?????? What happened to due process?? Is this society now due to feminism? Someone can throw out an accusation about something that occured decades ago, and the individual can rebute wHat she said but no one cares… HE PROVIDED DNA EVIDENCE FOR CRYING OUT LOUD.
Thank you!!
When South Carolina close the case they said nothing about no DNA Which tells me that there was some kind of loophole in the case that enable him to plead out for a lesser charge you only hear the ridiculous DNA story from his lawyers not the prosecutors
Charla-Lame will be prosecuted to full extent of the law and given the appropriate prison sentence for being a disgusting r.apist.
The worse thing is calling your self charlamagne. Why not Charles the hammer or mark anthony.
Yo’ I’m a god! Word son’ I’m like charlamagne, unifying Christianity under Franco territory. Yey! yey!
Me and talib are intellectuals , hide yo daughters !
How could charlamagne have done this? He died on 28 January 814
I’m tripping out man
That’s Charl(e)magne. Charl(a)magne is a rapist who bleaches his skin.
All these child molesters out here in the entertainment world !!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love how you idiots in the comment section are calling him a rapist, Y’all don’t know the truth. Its funny how you morons think everything a women says is true like they can’t lie or haven’t lied before. You always take the womens side with someone even not being proven guilty. What if someone did that to one of you guys?
Accused you of something that may or may not be true?
And everyone is trying to cost you everything and saying all these things about you that could not be true and you’re not given a chance to prove yourself?. He did all the samples and he was proven not guilty.
Samples? What if he wore a condom? What DNA could he provide?
Have you had sex before? Semen is not the only DNA produced during sex … there sweat, saliva, pubic hair, dead skin …
Thank you. Like a condom magically makes all dna disappear
Either way there is no proof.
Bro… This is a lesson to stay your ass in school.
Case of misplaced knowledge. This poor black woman is a victim of thinking feminism is for black women and it’s destroying the black community too. If he really provided enough evidence, why would she pursue again…THE ALMIGHTY DOLLAR, this black woman is definitely lost
Another lying ass bitch looking for a payday. Shocking isn’t it?
He acts like a moral leader a hip-hop MLK. Guy Chase’s down vagina like a bear swatting at salmon
People here want him to be guity because he is annoying as hell.
I love these petitions and the Twitter PD these days trying to ruin someone’s life without any evidence. Ya’ll can fk yourself.
You don’t need to f yourself , charlamagne will do it for you.
I the ghost of charlamagne, stop stealing my name I was a great Frankish king and you are harming me. I shall haunt you
The supporters of Charlamagne Tha God are working in overtime, joke for a headline
The shit people do to ruin someones career smh. 18k are you serious?? Most of these people probably didnt know about the story until recently.