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Sex Assault Alleged at 'Real World' Home
4 minutes ago AP
SAN DIEGO - Police said Tuesday they are investigating a woman's allegations
that she was raped in the oceanfront home where MTV is filming the latest season
of its "Real World" reality program.
The 22-year-old woman, who is not a cast member of the television show, said she
believes she was assaulted while unconscious by a man who is also not a "Real
World" cast or crew member.
Police served a search warrant on the house on Nov. 18, seizing footage taped
for the show along with bedding, towels and couch cushions.
Footage is recorded from 30 cameras mounted throughout the house in every area
except the home's two bathrooms, according to an MTV producer. A "Real World"
cast member told the alleged victim she may have been sexually assaulted in one
of the bathrooms, according to court documents.
Neither the police nor production company Bunim-Murray Productions would comment
on the content of the videotapes seized by police. The network and production
company said they were cooperating fully.
Police had not made any arrests in the case Tuesday.
The woman told investigators she went to a downtown nightclub Nov. 14, where she
met a man who was an acquaintance of one of the "Real World" cast members. The
woman told police she consumed a drink offered by the man and then blacked out.
When she awoke the next morning, the woman said, she was fully clothed on a bed
in a guest bedroom in the "Real World."
The woman had pain in her genital area, and a medical examination performed the
next day revealed cuts, according to court documents.
Police said a person whose name was not released said he found the woman lying
naked on the bathroom floor, dressed her and moved her to a living room couch.
With the help of a female cast member, the person moved the alleged victim to
the guest bedroom.
MTV has aired 13 seasons of "Real World," which documents the lives of seven
strangers living together. "Real World San Diego" is still in production,
according to MTV, and is scheduled to premiere in January.
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