Police probing 'sexual assault' at Playboy Mansion

Agencies / Aug 10, 2007, 02:43 IST

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The Los Angeles Police Department said on Wednesday it was investigating an allegation of sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion.

Police probing 'sexual assault' at Playboy Mansion

LOS ANGELES: The Los Angeles Police Department said on Wednesday it was investigating an allegation of sexual assault at the Playboy Mansion. News reports said the alleged incident took place at the weekend during a pajama party hosted by Hugh Hefner.
According to Playboy.com, the annual Midsummer Night's Dream bash was attended by Paris and Nicky Hilton, movie director Garry Marshall, Dave Navarro and Martin Landau.
An LAPD statement said detectives had started their investigation into "a possible sexual assault" on Monday. "For reasons of law and confidentiality that are critical aspects in investigations of this type, no additional information will be released at this time," the statement said.
A spokesman for Playboy Enterprises Inc, the adult-entertainment firm that owns the mansion and published the flagship magazine, also declined to comment.

Rob Hilburger, a publicity director for Playboy Enterprises, said the company had not been contacted by authorities and did not know what prompted the investigation. However, Hilburger noted there was a minor incident at the party involving a woman hired to work as a server and her ex-boyfriend.
The woman has a restraining order against the man, and she alerted Playboy's security personnel after the man tried to talk to her, Hilburger said. The man, who had been on the guest list, was then escorted off the property, Hilburger said. Hilburger said the mansion has a large security staff and there were no other incidents reported at the party, attended by 800 to 1,000 people.
"We obviously take this very seriously and we want to help anyway we can," Hilburger said of the investigation. The mansion, located in ritzy Holmby Hills in West Los Angeles, is well known for hosting exclusive parties and events on its sprawling grounds.

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