Johnny Depp, known from his iconic role in the ‘Pirates Of The Caribbean’ franchise is lately been notorious in the news for everything other than his career. Following his media-covered trial against his former wife, Depp is lately in the news for helping his daughter Lily-Rose Depp‘s rapist not go to jail, or be investigated.
He saw support flowing from across the world following his innocence in the defamation case against his ex-wife Amber Heard. However, after a dark revelation, one is forced to reconsider if the star is truly an honourable man or not. Read on to know more about what happened in the secret case of Johnny Depp’s daughter.
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Did Johnny Depp Refuse Investigation On His Daughter’s Rapist?
Johnny Depp is being ousted as the man responsible for helping the statutory rapist of his then-teenage daughter not go to jail, or be investigated. According to leaked court documents, this allegation involves Depp’s then-15-year-old daughter Lily-Rose Depp who was below the age of consent when getting together with a 23-year-old.
A leaked document of the court has shocked fans after it revealed that the 59-year-old actor let the rapist of his then-minor daughter walk away freely. Lily-Rose Depp, the same person who was standing by his father during the six-week-long trial against Amber Heard.
The revelations have been made in a conversation between a Mr Kump and Mr Feedman, in a deposition. The unsealed document reads, “He was being investigated by the Department of Family Services and the LAPD. I don’t know what the charges were specifically, but she was 15, and the boyfriend, I believe, was 23, and they were living next door to him in one of his condos downtown.”
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Why Did Depp Refuse Further Investigation?
In a conversation between Kump and Mr Freedman, in a deposition, the rapist was being investigated by the Department of Family Services and the LAPD. “He met with both the LAPD and the Department of Family Services, and no charges were filed, and I asked him afterwards. I said, well, ‘you couldn’t have told them the truth’. And he just smiled.”
Another question was, “Do you know, whether or not, in connection with those investigations, Mr Depp pressurised any of his employees or people who worked for him to make false statements to the authorities?” The answer was, “I don’t know.”
One of the questions in this deposition, states: “Was somebody claiming that there might be a charge of statutory rape involved in this case, do you know?” The answer was, “No, I don’t know.” Well, this particular conversation does not specify a charge of statutory rape, and the document is also unsealed. For now, this document remains vague until someone comes up to clarify its context of it.
However, one thing is sure, Johnny did stop authorities from pursuing Lily’s case. However, Rose-Depp had constantly stood by him throughout his toughest times. She even wrote, “My dad is the sweetest, most loving person I know. He’s been nothing but a wonderful father to my little brother and me, and everyone who knows him would say the same.”
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