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Amanda Bynes accuses police officer of sexual harassment

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Troubled actress Amanda Bynes, who was recently arrested for allegedly throwing a bong out of her apartment, has accused the police officer for sexually harassing her.

"Don't believe the reports about me being arrested. It's all lies. I was sexually harassed by one of the cops the night before last which is who then arrested me.

"He lied and said I threw a bong out the window when I opened the window for fresh air. Hilarious. Sexual harassment. Big deal. I then called the cops on him. He handcuffed me, which I resisted, quite unlike any of the reports stated (sic)," Bynes tweeted.
 

The 27-year-old has been booked under charges of reckless endangerment for throwing bong out of window, tampering with evidence and criminal possession of marijuana, reported People magazine.

Bynes also provided detailed-explanations about the events leading to her arrest.

"Then I was sent to a mental hospital. Offensive. I kept asking for my lawyer but they wouldn't let me. The cops were creepy. The cop sexually harassed me, they found no pot on me or bong outside my window. That's why the judge let me go. Don't believe any reports (sic)," Bynes added on Twitter.

The New York Police Department is investigating the claims of sexual abuse made by Bynes.

"It's being investigated by the internal affairs bureau," Brian Sessa, spokesman for NYPD said.

In court, her lawyer, Andrew Friedman, said his client denies throwing a bong out of a window and claims the police illegally followed her into her apartment.

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First Published: May 26 2013 | 1:56 PM IST

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