# Escape from this one, David **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 2, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912 "2019-04-02T13:18:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![aldiboronti](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc348/32.png) [@aldiboronti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aldiboronti)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 1:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912/1 "2019-04-02T13:18:22Z")
[David Blaine is under investigation after reports of sexual assault were made against the magician, New York Police Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said on Monday.](https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/01/entertainment/david-blaine-sexual-assault-investigation/index.html) He might find this a little trickier than his other feats! ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912/2 "2019-04-02T13:37:42Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > [David Blaine is under investigation after reports of sexual assault were made against the magician, New York Police Chief of Detectives Dermot Shea said on Monday.](https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/01/entertainment/david-blaine-sexual-assault-investigation/index.html) > > He might find this a little trickier than his other feats! You live for this stuff, don’t you? :dubious: :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912/3 "2019-04-02T13:48:16Z")
Was he doing the Disappearing Salami trick? ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912/4 "2019-04-02T15:50:00Z")
I really hate David Blaine, so the idea of him ending up in the pokey for a 21 year old sex crime tickles me pink. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912/5 "2019-04-02T16:00:34Z")
Reportedly, the victim pissed orange soda. ---
**Author:** ![Jasmine](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jasmine/32/2964_2.png) [@Jasmine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jasmine)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912/6 "2019-04-02T16:12:19Z")
> [@aldiboronti](#): > > He might find this a little trickier than his other feats! > [@](#): > > However, the allegation is outside the statute of limitations, according to the sources. It is unclear how the NYPD will proceed with the investigation. Legally, it doesn’t appear that he has to “escape” from this at all. Why would NYPD proceed with an investigation that can’t lead to an arrest? ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 6:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912/7 "2019-04-02T18:09:04Z")
> [@Jasmine](#): > > Why would NYPD proceed with an investigation that can’t lead to an arrest? Fishing for other, more recent, victims? ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2019, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912/8 "2019-04-02T19:14:23Z")
For my next act, I’m going to make my career disappear… ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2019, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/escape-from-this-one-david/831912/9 "2019-04-03T12:24:01Z")
TaDa!