Charges dropped against Miami media mogul arrested last summer: ‘Unfortunate and messy’
Jason Binn is in the clear.
The New York District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against the embattled luxury magazine publisher, Page Six reports.
Binn, 54, was arrested back in June for allegedly grabbing a 16-year-old female relative’s buttocks over her clothing after a dinner at chichi Cipriani restaurant on Feb. 14. (There’s a sister restaurant in the Brickell area.)
Charges included forcible touching of intimate parts, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual abuse in the third degree.
“I hope no one ever has to go through this nightmare,” the co-founder of Ocean Drive magazine and other celebrity themed glossies told the newspaper in a statement.
“I was pleased to hear that the New York District Attorney’s office declared the allegations unfounded due to ‘insufficient evidence’ and dropped all the charges and dismissed the case,” he told Miami.com exclusively. “This renews my faith in the justice system.”
At the time of his arrest, the DuJour CEO’s lawyer claimed the allegations were made up by his estranged wife, Haley Lieberman Binn. The exes, who share three kids, are still locked in a bitter, protracted divorce battle. Binn reiterated that on Tuesday.
“The false claims all stemmed from an unfortunate and messy domestic dispute between my wife and me, as we are in the middle of a divorce,” the media mogul said. “There’s nothing I value more than family; my children are everything to me. I am now focusing on putting this behind us and beginning the healing process.”
His ex has yet to comment on the matter.
This story was originally published September 13, 2022 at 4:20 PM.
