Freddie Gibbs Granted Bail in Rape Case
On June 2, Freddie Gibbs was arrested as the suspect in a rape case. A warrant for his arrest was issued in Austria, minutes before he was set to take the stage for a performance at the Rex in Toulouse, France. Today, before a ruling on his extradition on June 23, a French court ordered Gibbs’ release on a bail of €50,000 ($56,000), according to his lawyer, AFP reports (via the Daily Mail). After a court appearance last week, Gibbs’ lawyer, Michael Malka, said Gibbs “categorically denies the allegations made against him by Austria and is even very surprised that Austria is taking this on a year later, just as he is on tour in Europe.” Gibbs cancelled his performance at Primavera Sound in Barcelona due to the arrest.
Gibbs’ legal team shared the following comment:
“I am pleased to announce that the French attorneys, Ludovic Riviere and Michael Malka, were able to convince the Judge in Toulouse to release Freddie Gibbs on bail pending a final decision on the extradition request by the Austrian authorities. He will be released upon the deposit of $50,000 Euros. He will be required to turn in his passport and check in with authorities 3 times per week. We expect him to be released either today or tomorrow while the court decides what to do with the extradition request. Additionally, last weekend, I had the chance to fly to France and meet with Freddie and the attorneys from both France and Austria. After the meeting, and talking to Freddie it is really shocking these allegations were ever filed against him. They were brought months later with no scientific nor physical evidence against him. We are hoping that the Public Prosecutor in Austria sees this and decides not to file formal charges against him. If she does, Freddie will fight them with everything he has.
He has worked too hard on his career and family to get where he is and is in complete shock over this false allegation.
It is important to note that his fiancé has flown to France to support him. She has his back and knows he didn’t do anything wrong.”
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