Actor Esai Morales Cleared of Rape Charge Leveled by ‘Disgruntled’ Ex-Girlfriend
Police have cleared actor Esai Morales (pictured) of rape accusations leveled by an ex-girlfriend. In August, Elizabeth Mazzocchi told police that three months earlier Morales had sexually assaulted her in their home. In her police report, Mazzocchi said Morales “held me down and forcibly raped me. He screamed that I wanted it, and he called me a whore.”
Morales’ lawyer says the charge was made because Mazzocchi was “disgruntled.” Apparently a civil suit is also being brought.
To be fair, it is true that while the fact that the police have cleared Morales is certainly very significant, it does not prove that the charge was false.
‘NYPD Blue’ Star Cleared of Rape Claim
AOL, 3/7/08
Former “NYPD Blue” actor Esai Morales has been cleared of rape accusations made by his ex-girlfriend, the New York Post is reporting.
Elizabeth Mazzocchi claimed in August that Morales attacked her in the house they shared in Los Angeles. In her police report, Mazzocchi alleged that in May 2006, Morales “held me down and forcibly raped me. He screamed that I wanted it, and he called me a whore.” However, police became skeptical after she continued living with the actor for over a year after the alleged assault.
The LA district attorney cleared the actor after finding no grounds to bring charges.
“There were never any charges filed against Mr. Morales due to insufficient evidence,” said his lawyer, Richard Charnley. “There was an inquiry because the DA has to look at every claim, but my client was never charged with a crime, never arrested, never interviewed by police.”
Mazzocchi also claimed Morales gave her herpes. The couple began dating in January 2006.
Charnley went on to say that the defense “never looked at [the accusations] as anything other than Liz Mazzocchi’s being disgruntled.”
Is it against the law in California to file a false police report, but it is unclear yet if Mazzocchi will be charged with a crime. Her lawyer, Nader Pakfar, said, “A civil case will continue in order to gather more evidence.” He added, “Just because he’s not being charged at this point doesn’t mean if an admission comes tomorrow, they won’t charge him.”
Morales played the role of Lt. Tony Rodriguez on the long-running ABC police drama until its 2005 demise. Since then, the actor has gone on to roles in the canceled FOX series “Vanished” and the resurrected CBS drama, “Jericho.”
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March 10th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
“To be fair, it is true that while the fact that the police have cleared Morales is certainly very significant, it does not prove that the charge was false.”
I imagine that logic can be applied for the reverse. While fact remains Joe Smith has been indicted of the charges of rape, found guilty, and is to spend 15-25 yrs in prison, doesn’t necessarily mean he is guilty of those charges.
Let’s see, the accuser continued living with Mr. Morales 15 months after the so-called incident, Gloria Allred dropped this client after 2 months..imagine that, Gloria Allred gave up a perfect opportunity from destroying an accused rapist or male for that matter. I believe most of us are familiar with her track record concerning men.
Now she wants to file a civil suit. Clearly the objective here is money. Why our justice system continues to indulge these individuals is beyond me.
The question now that men need to ask is , in what manner is society going to protect innocent men from these types of charges which appear to be far more rife than we are led to believe or before men collectively have had enough and explode. On second thought, perhaps that’s what we need.