Tuesday 13 September 2022 11:59 PM Celebrity magazine publisher Jason Binn, 54, is cleared of groping a teen ... trends now
Celebrity magazine publisher Jason Binn has been cleared of all charges leveled against him in June when he was accused of molesting an underage female relative.
Binn, 54, was arrested in June for allegedly groping the buttocks of a 16-year old girl after a family dinner at the ritzy New York City restaurant Cipriani on Valentine's Day last winter.
The founder and CEO of the glitzy magazine DuJour was charged with forcible touching intimate parts, endangering the welfare of a child and sexual abuse in the third degree.
As the New York District Attorney's office dropped the charges, Binn said the allegations were fabricated by his estranged wife, Haley Lieberman Binn, amidst their bitter divorce battle.
'I hope no one ever has to go through this nightmare,' Binn told Page Six.
Binn and Lieberman separated in 2016 after 12 years of marriage, and began divorce proceedings in 2020. The two have two girls and one boy together.
'As to the future of my relationship with my children, I will continue to be the best and most loving father a man can be,' Binn said.
Celebrity magazine publisher Jason Binn was cleared of all charges after he was accused of molesting an underage female relative
After he was exonerated Binn said the allegations were fabricated by his estranged wife, Haley Lieberman Binn, amidst their bitter divorce battle
According to the June criminal complaint obtained by DailyMail.com, Binn was accused of touching the minor 'for the purpose of [self-gratification]' and without her consent, and said the victim alleged Binn 'placed his hand over her clothing and squeezed her buttocks.'
Photos from his arraignment showed Binn - typically clean cut and smartly dressed - disheveled with his shirt untucked as he was read his charges in a Manhattan criminal court.
Binn vehemently denied the charges, with his attorney characterizing them as being a part of the nasty divorce.
'This is unfortunately the latest chapter in a long and bitter divorce proceeding,' Binn's attorney, Valentina Shaknes, said after his arrest.
Binn at the Manhattan Criminal Court in June after he was accused of groping an underage girl
Binn maintained his innocence after his June arrest, and his attorney said the accusations were part of an ongoing divorce battle
Binn has made luxury not only his lifestyle but his business. As founder and chairman of Niche Media, he has an estimated net worth of $50million and is the man behind an array of 'boutique' magazines including Hamptons and Gotham.
Binn had previously founded
