The Manhattan District Attorney is investigating an allegation that New York City Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly's son Greg Kelly, a Fox TV personality, raped a woman last year, multiple sources close to the investigation told ABC and the lawyer for Kelly confirmed.
"Mr. Kelly is aware that the New York county district attorney's office is conducting an investigation," said his attorney, Andrew Lankler. "Mr. Kelly strenuously denies any wrongdoing and is cooperating fully with the District Attorney's investigation. We know that the District Attorney's investigation will prove Mr. Kelly's innocence."
Sources close to the woman who made the complaint say the alleged rape took place at a party last October.
Police officials declined to comment on most aspects of the case, and the Manhattan District Attorney declined to comment.
Kelly, 43, is the co-host of weekday morning news show "Good Day New York." He was previously a White House correspondent for Fox News and the co-host of Fox News' "Fox and Friends." Kelly was also a Marine pilot before joining Fox.
Sources told ABC News that the young woman has accused Kelly of attacking her in lower Manhattan last October. Deputy Police Commissioner for Public Information Paul Browne said that to avoid any suggestion of conflict of interest his office was making no calls to detectives or District Attorney Cyrus Vance to establish any details of an investigation.
Sources confirmed that the woman was first interviewed by detectives on Wednesday. The case was then passed on to the District Attorney because of the risk of conflict in investigating a rape allegation against the police commissioner's son.
"Mr. Kelly is aware that the New York county district attorney's office is conducting an investigation," said his attorney, Andrew Lankler. "Mr. Kelly strenuously denies any wrongdoing and is cooperating fully with the District Attorney's investigation. We know that the District Attorney's investigation will prove Mr. Kelly's innocence."
Sources close to the woman who made the complaint say the alleged rape took place at a party last October.
Police officials declined to comment on most aspects of the case, and the Manhattan District Attorney declined to comment.
Kelly, 43, is the co-host of weekday morning news show "Good Day New York." He was previously a White House correspondent for Fox News and the co-host of Fox News' "Fox and Friends." Kelly was also a Marine pilot before joining Fox.
Sources told ABC News that the young woman has accused Kelly of attacking her in lower Manhattan last October. Deputy Police Commissioner for Public Information Paul Browne said that to avoid any suggestion of conflict of interest his office was making no calls to detectives or District Attorney Cyrus Vance to establish any details of an investigation.
Sources confirmed that the woman was first interviewed by detectives on Wednesday. The case was then passed on to the District Attorney because of the risk of conflict in investigating a rape allegation against the police commissioner's son.