After multiple allegations and a multi-brand boycott, the once-celebrated fashion photographer Terry Richardson is reportedly being investigated by the NYPD (New York Police Department).
The New York Post reports that the 52 year-old photographer and father of two is being investigated for sexual assault.
In December of last year, designer Lidsey Jones told the Huffington Post that Richardson forcefully sexually assaulted her when they met at 10 a.m. for what she thought would be coffee in either 2007 or 2008.
In 2010, model Jamie Peck wrote in the gloss that Richardson asked whether he could make tea with her used tampon, got naked and aggressively assaulted her.
In 2014, Anna del Gaizo alleged to Jezebel that Richardson attempted to illicit oral sex from her in 2008. In the same year, model Sena Cech detailed her own allegedly sexually abusive encounter with the photographer, who has recently shot both Kylie Jenner and Emilia Clarke.
The NYPD is said to be rethinking how they investigate sexual abuse allegations after sustained criticism and the SVU squad is said to be reaching out to Richardson's alleged victims in a renewed attempt to look into the case.
Richardson has repeatedly denied these claims, insisting that although his art is often sexually provocative, it is always consensual.
Daisy Murray is the Digital Fashion Editor at ELLE UK, spotlighting emerging designers, sustainable shopping, and celebrity style. Since joining in 2016 as an editorial intern, Daisy has run the gamut of fashion journalism - interviewing Molly Goddard backstage at London Fashion Week, investigating the power of androgynous dressing and celebrating the joys of vintage shopping.
