Michael
Pitt
is
facing
legal
trouble.
The
Boardwalk
Empire
alum
was
taken
into
custody
in
Brooklyn,
N.Y.,
on
May
2
after
being
accused
of
sexual
abuse
and
assault,
according
to
arrest
records
viewed
by
E!
News
May
7.
The
allegations
are
in
connection
with
four
different
alleged
incidents
in
2020
and
2021,
per
an
indictment
from
the
Brookyln
District
Attorney’s
Office
that
was
viewed
by
NBC
News.
During
one
incident,
per
the
indictment,
Pitt
allegedly
strangled
someone.
Additionally,
on
separate
occasions
in
2021,
the
Dawson’s
Creek
actor
was
accused
of
injuring
someone
with
a
four-by-four
and
a
cinder
block.
(The
indictment
does
not
disclose
how
many
people
are
accusing
Pitt
of
the
crimes
or
specify
the
nature
of
their
relationships
to
him,
according
to
the
outlet.)
Pitt
now
faces
nine
charges:
two
counts
of
sexual
abuse
in
the
first
degree;
one
count
of
a
criminal
sexual
act
in
the
first
degree;
one
count
of
a
criminal
sexual
act
in
the
third
degree;
two
counts
of
assault
in
the
second
degree;
two
counts
of
attempted
assault
in
the
second
degree;
and
one
count
of
strangulation
in
the
second
degree,
per
the
court
records
viewed
by
E!.
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