Judge dismisses rape case against USC student after nightclub and dorm footage showed girl who claimed she was too drunk to consent being the aggressor, signalling her intentions to a friend, then kissing and leading him to her room
After seeing the video, judge dismissed the case saying: ‘I believe there was consent. There is a very strong indication that the alleged victim in this case was the initiator‘
Nightclub and dorm footage clears USC student, 20, of rape after it showed girl, 19, who claimed she was too drunk to consent being the aggressor
Arman Premjee, 20, was accused of raping another 19-year-old USC student in her dorm room on April 1
Prosecutors had said that the unnamed woman was too drunk to consent
Security video shows the woman leading Premjee out of Banditos Taco & Tequila in Los Angeles, where they met
Outside of the nightclub, she is seen making sexual gestures to a friend behind his back
Cameras in the woman’s dormitory also captured her signing Premjee in
‘I believe there was consent. There is a very strong indication that the alleged victim in this case was the initiator’ said the judge, before dismissing the case
Premjee is still on the hook, USC is reportedly conducting its own investigation and he could still be expelled.
Security footage from a local nightclub and a college dorm has cleared USC student, Arman Premjee [photo] of rape
Security footage from a local nightclub and a college dormitory has cleared a University of California student of rape.
University of Southern California student Armaan Karim Premjee had been named in an on campus sexual assault case and was fighting to clear his name.
Premjee, 20, was accused of sexually assaulting a 19-year-old fellow student in her dorm room after meeting at Banditos Taco & Tequila in Los Angeles on April 1.
However, a review of the security footage showed her kissing Premjee, leading him on. At a point she grabs his arm and leads him out of the nightclub. Outside the club, with his back turned, she is observed making obscene sexual gestures, clearly signalling her intentions to the another female, presumably an acquaintance.
20-year-old USC student Arman Premjee, was accused of sexually assaulting a fellow student in her dorm room after meeting [circled], at Banditos Taco & Tequila in Los Angeles on April 1
Premjee, who had maintained his innocence since being accused, said the woman, who has not been named, wanted to leave the club where they met and have sex with him.
‘She put her arms around my neck, she started kissing me,’ he told Inside Edition.
Security video from inside the nightclub shows the woman taking Premjee’s hand and leading him outside.
She then makes a sexual gesture to a friend – poking a finger through a circle made with her hand – behind his back.
The followup security footage from her dormitory caught her signing him in.
Premjee was charged in May with rape by use of drugs and sexual penetration by a foreign object. Prosecutors said the woman was too drunk to give consent.
Security video from inside the nightclub shows the alleged victim taking Premjee’s hand and leading him outside
Premjee [behind] was charged in May with rape by use of drugs and sexual penetration by a foreign object. Prosecutors said the woman [center] was too drunk to give consent. In the photo alleged victim is seen leading the ‘attacker’ out of the club
Outside the nightclub, the woman [left] is seen leading him outside then signalling her evening’s plans – making a sexual gesture to a friend – poking a finger through a circle made with her hand, all behind Premjee’s [center] back
Further security footage from the accuser’s dormitory clearly shows her signing her ‘guest’ into the dorm
The judge dismissed the case on Tuesday after viewing the alleged victim’s antics at Banditos Tacos & Tequila [photo], on tape saying: ‘I believe there was consent. There is a very strong indication that the alleged victim in this case was the initiator’
‘She knew what she was doing. She was able to stand on her own two feet. She led the way,’ Premjee said.
After seeing the video, a Los Angeles Superior Court judge dismissed the case on Tuesday saying: ‘I believe there was consent. There is a very strong indication that the alleged victim in this case was the initiator.’
USC is reportedly conducting its own investigation and Premjee could still be expelled.
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