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Initiates investigation into rape charges – VG


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Swedish actor Joel Kinnaman is accused of raping a woman.

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The Swedish prosecution has now started investigating him.

The prosecution writes in a press release.

It was Expressen who mentioned the news first.

After the Swedish model Bella Davis reported Kinnaman to the police for rape, the prosecution has decided to initiate an investigation.

Prosecutor writes in a short comment:

– I have just received the case and will now familiarize myself with it. The investigation is at an early stage, and several investigative measures must be carried out before it is possible to get an idea of ​​what may have happened. At the moment, the criminal classification is rape, says chamber lawyer Virpi Alajarva at the public prosecutor in Skövde.

According to Bella Davis, Kinnaman raped her in a hotel room in New York in 2018.

Kinnaman on his part claims the two met in 2018 and had sex with consent twice. In 2019 and 2020, she will have tried to contact him again.

When he did not respond, her communication became increasingly aggressive, Kinnaman claims in a longer Instagram post he posted in early August.

– Since then, the threats of violence against me and my family have become so serious and specific that I felt there was no other way than to apply for a restraining order, it says in the post.

He also claims that she has, among other things, asked for money, a photoshoot and contacts in Hollywood.

The Swedish Hollywood star, for his part, has reported Davis to the police for incitement and harassment.

According to Aftonbladet, and what they have been informed, this report is still with the police and is not currently being investigated by the prosecutor.

Kinnaman is currently working on the film “The Suicide Squad”, the sequel to “Suicide Squad” which came out in 2016. In the films he plays Colonel Rick Flag, who will lead a gang of anti-heroes.

He became engaged to model Kelly Gale (26) in January 2020.

Kinnaman has previously starred in the TV series “Altered Carbon”, “House of Cards” “Robocop” and “The Killing”

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