Overview
- Victoria Police’s Sexual Offences and Child Abuse Investigation Team confirmed Wednesday it is investigating a reported 2010 assault at a Melbourne nightclub after Ruby Rose filed reports, and no charges have been laid.
- Rose accused Perry on Threads over the weekend and said Tuesday she had finalized her police reports and would not comment further at investigators’ request.
- Katy Perry’s representative denied the claim as “categorically false” and called it “dangerous and reckless lies.”
- Photos and video from August 15, 2010 place Perry at a Grand Hyatt prom before visiting the Spice Market club, and a former club manager says both women were drinking and were escorted out but he did not witness an assault.
- Criminal-law commentators say the 16-year gap likely wiped out CCTV and dulled witness memory, which could make any prosecution difficult under standards that require proof beyond a reasonable doubt.