NYPD commissioner's son accused of sex assault

(AP) 

Updated at 6:40 p.m. ET

NEW YORK - The son of New York City's police commissioner has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman who told authorities she got pregnant from the encounter and had an abortion, people familiar with the investigation said Thursday.

Greg Kelly, 43, was absent Thursday morning from his job as anchor of the popular local morning show "Good Day New York" and through a lawyer denied the allegations.

The woman told authorities she met Kelly for drinks on Oct. 8, then went back to her law office in lower Manhattan, where she was assaulted, one person familiar with the case told The Associated Press. She told authorities she was not capable of consenting to sex, the person said.

She said she became pregnant and had an abortion, according to a law enforcement official. Neither the person nor the law enforcement official were authorized to speak publicly and talked to the AP on condition of anonymity.

Police spoke to the woman but quickly turned the case over to the Manhattan district attorney's office because of the potential conflict of interest in investigating the son of Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly.

Kelly, a former Fox News correspondent, is cooperating with the investigation, his lawyer, Andrew Lankler, said in an emailed statement.

Greg Kelly "strenuously denies any wrongdoing of any kind," Lankler said. "We know that the district attorney's investigation will prove Mr. Kelly's innocence." The lawyer didn't respond to questions about the focus of the investigation.

Lew Leone, the general manager of the local Fox station, said, "Greg Kelly has requested some time off." He did not elaborate.

At some point, the woman's boyfriend learned the story and became enraged, the person said.

The woman's boyfriend confronted the elder Kelly at a recent public event, police spokesman Paul Browne said.

"He said, `Your son ruined my girlfriend's life,"' Browne said. "The commissioner said, `Well, what do you mean?' He said he didn't want to talk about it here, so the commissioner told him to send a letter."

Browne said that, to his knowledge, no letter was sent. He said he could not comment on the investigation because of the potential conflict of interest.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg Thursday that he "thought the police department did exactly what they should do" by turning the matter over to the district attorney.

"Keep in mind: Everyone has a right to have their complaints investigated," the mayor said, noting that Greg Kelly hasn't been charged with any crime.

It wasn't immediately clear how much time elapsed between the man's remarks to the commissioner and the woman's decision to go to a police station Tuesday, nor why she had waited for nearly three months after the alleged attack to make a report.

It's also unclear how long the woman and Kelly knew each other before the alleged encounter at her office. But they apparently were in touch afterward, according to the person familiar with the investigation.

The identity of the woman has not been released, and the AP does not name people who report being sexually assaulted unless they agree to be identified or come forward publicly.

Kelly joined Fox News in 2002. He covered the Iraq War, including four assignments in Baghdad, and was the White House correspondent from 2005-2007, according to his biography on WNYW's website.

In 2007, the television show "Extra" identified him as the most eligible anchorman on TV. The show's website said Kelly "has enough heart and courage to make any woman swoon."

He's been involved in an ongoing feud with Joel McHale, host of "The Soup" on E! Entertainment. The show plays clips from television shows to poke fun at people, and McHale has frequently targeted Kelly and "Good Day New York."

One clip noted his sullen response to partner Rosanna Scotto the morning after a loss by the NFL's New York Jets, another showed Kelly playing disco music on his laptop coming off a commercial.

Kelly struck back last Halloween by showing up on "Good Day New York" in a McHale costume and making fun of "The Soup."

Earlier in his career, Kelly covered politics for local cable news channel New York 1 and was an anchor and reporter for NewsChannel 34, an ABC and NBC affiliate in Binghamton, N.Y., his biography said.

He also served for nearly a decade in the Marine Corps and is now a lieutenant colonel in its reserves.

Raymond Kelly has been police commissioner since 2002. He also served as commissioner in the 1990s.

[MatthewSwaye]

Ray Kelly Receives 2011 Bull Connor Award
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hcOqB06uwX0

Stop & Frisk is a crime against humanity. Ray Kelly is a warmonger and a businessman.

[smittyc]

With the memory of that French guy that ran the IMF, my only comment is I'm not condemning anyone till there are more facts presented. I'll never forget that tape recording involving the maid and the drug dealer in prison intercepted by the DEA. She told her "acquaintance drug dealer" she knew what she was doing, the IMF guy had a lot of money. What was omitted is even more important, not once did she complain about being assaulted. Every case is different, but lately there have been to many when the investigation was concluded that pointed to money as being the end game rather than an actual crime being committed.

[buckyjo]

I know this has nothing to do with this story but Rush Limbaugh really is a big, fat idiot.

Thank you Senator Al for that wise observation.

[PourpaixPourpaix]

When will American men learn to just leave the little American Princesses alone????? If you look at an American woman on the street, guess what? It's sexual assault if the woman can prove it. If you're sitting at home alone watching TV one evening and an American woman knows you can't prove it, guess what? You're subject to a sexual assault suit. Don't hire an American woman, don't date an American woman, and never be so stupid as to marry or even be alone in a room with one. Find a nice foreign woman like I did. Yes, there's a lot of foreign Princesses, too, but at least it's still possible to find a foreigner who will care about you.

[Montana5]

You're a raving idiot.

[texasjustice801]

Put him in Rikers just like everyone else & make him go thru the process. The experience should shatter him.

[Goofer-Buddy]

If he admits doing it in the office, I wonder if his ethics clause will have to be enforced?