Marvel actor Jonathan Majors has been found guilty of assault and harassment charges, while being cleared of two other charges, after a trial that lasted several weeks.
The incident in question involved an alleged domestic violence altercation inside a taxi with his former girlfriend earlier this year.
According to CNN, Majors was convicted on one count of reckless assault and one count of harassment.
However, he was acquitted of a second assault charge and one count of aggravated harassment.
The jury’s verdict suggests that they believed Majors did not have the intention to assault Grace Jabbari, but they did find him guilty of harassing her by forcefully throwing her back into the vehicle after she had exited it, as reported by ABC News.
As part of the sentencing, Judge Michael Gaffey renewed the order of protection for Jabbari, prohibiting Majors from contacting her, according to NBC News.
During the closing arguments, prosecutors claimed that Majors resorted to physical violence against Jabbari during their dispute.
On the other hand, Majors’ attorney, Priya Chaudhry, argued that Jabbari was a compulsive liar who fabricated a false story as revenge after finding out about Majors texting another woman, as reported by the Associated Press.
In March, Majors, 34, was arrested and charged with strangulation, assault, and harassment after Jabbari accused him of assaulting her during a taxi ride.
Variety reported that Jabbari received treatment for minor head and neck injuries following the incident.
Subsequently, other alleged victims of Majors’ abuse came forward and cooperated with authorities.
A Rolling Stone investigation revealed that Majors allegedly physically abused one romantic partner, emotionally abused two others, and mistreated crew members on film sets.
Despite declining to testify in the trial, Majors’ assault charges were not dismissed when his attorneys argued that Jabbari had assaulted him instead.
The motion was rejected by Judge Gaffey after the Manhattan District Attorney’s office accused Majors’ team of leaking court evidence.
Jabbari herself turned herself in after being charged with assault and criminal mischief for the same incident in October.
However, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office dropped all charges against her, stating that the allegations lacked “prosecutorial merit,” as reported by NBC News.
