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Former New York Knicks star Kristaps Porzingis is the target of an NYPD investigation after a woman came forward and accused him of rape … according to reports.
The woman claims Porzingis invited her to his Manhattan penthouse on February 7, 2018 — just hours after he tore his ACL in a game at the Garden against the Bucks — and held her down and raped her.
According to the New York Post … the woman — who’s in her 20s and lived in the same building as Porzingis — reported the rape to police Thursday … and investigators consider her story to be credible.
The accuser reportedly told Porzingis promised to give her $68,000 in hush money to pay for her brother’s college tuition, but then reneged … which is why she waited to report the alleged sexual assault.
Porzingis was traded by the Knicks to the Dallas Mavericks in February. Mavs owner Mark Cuban says the team has been instructed by federal authorities not to comment on the rape allegation.
The NYPD’s Special Victims Division has reportedly taken over the case and is investigating.