Authorities in New York City are investigating a rape allegation against 'Home Alone' actor Devin Ratray.
Ratray, 45, said he recalled the evening with Lisa Smith nearly five years ago, but denied her rape allegation.Devin Ratray, seen here in 2017, who is best known for his role as the big brother in"Home Alone."Authorities in New York City are investigating a rape allegation against actor Devin Ratray, who's best known for his role as the big brother in the "Home Alone" movies, CNN has learned.
Smith, who also contacted CNN, said she was "devastated" that authorities failed to fully investigate her allegation when she initially came forward. She provided emails that suggest the case was closed even though she had taken steps to cooperate with the investigation, traveling from out of state to be interviewed by investigators at the Manhattan District Attorney's Office and later providing a garment she wore on the night of the alleged assault for possible DNA testing.
Smith said she was initially reluctant to report the alleged rape because she had been assaulted once before by another man and felt she was treated poorly by police when she filed a complaint and submitted to a rape kit examination. An NYPD source confirmed to CNN that Smith had made a previous report.
Ratray sought to cast the incident as a consensual encounter, according to Smith's characterization of his response, but said he was unable to have sex because he was "impotent."A few weeks after the alleged assault, Smith-who had moved to Utah-said a friend encouraged her to file a police report, which she did.
In the fall of 2018, nearly a full year after Smith first reported her assault to the NYPD, she said she came across a storage bin with the outfit she was wearing the night of the alleged assault, specifically the sweater she had been wearing that she believed may have had DNA evidence on it. She told the NYPD detective about her discovery and mailed it to him. She did not hear from the detective after she sent him the clothing.
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