PEOPLE confirmed through court records that charges of felony assault and misdemeanor improper sexual conduct against Michael — which carried the potential of 11 years in jail and thousands of dollars in fines — had been dismissed due to insufficient evidence. The decision was made on Oct. 4 in a Montgomery County court.
In the docs, the cameraman said he told Michael to stop and reported the incident to his supervisors. Additionally, the cameraman had also filed a restraining order against Michael, which was denied on Sept. 28.
So what went down with the cameraman’s claims? Ramon Korionoff, Public Affairs Director for the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office, told PEOPLE none of those supervisors had ever followed up with investigators. In fact, the cameraman himself never responded either.
“The case was dismissed due to insufficient evidence,” he told PEOPLE. “The complaining witness states there were no witnesses who actually saw the incident, however that he did inform his supervisors immediately after. He provided several contact numbers for his supervisors, however no one ever called us back. We called the complaining witness to update him, however he hasn’t returned our call.”
Representatives for Truly Original denied that though. “Truly Original responded to every request from the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office and complied fully,” they said in a statement. “To clarify and correct Mr. Korionoff’s statement, two supervisors, after being subpoenaed, testified at the hearing relating to [the camerman’s] request for a peace order (the court ultimately denied [his] request for a peace order).”
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Meanwhile, Bravo told PEOPLE exclusively that Michael has resumed filming forRHOP‘s upcoming fourth season.
Previously, after the case went public, Bravo andRHOP‘s production company Truly Originalannounced that they had suspended Michaelfrom filming the show.
She had previously shared a shot of Michael to her Instagram stories, writing, “No charges filed. No arrest made. No Bravo suspension. We’ll keep you posted.”
source: people.com
