Kirkland woman drops rape lawsuit against magician David Copperfield

A Kirkland woman who claimed magician David Copperfield raped her - and was later charged with soliciting a business man for sex at a Bellevue hotel - dropped her federal lawsuit against the world-famous illusionist Tuesday.

A Kirkland woman who claimed magician David Copperfield raped her – and was later charged with soliciting a business man for sex at a Bellevue hotel – dropped her federal lawsuit against the world-famous illusionist Tuesday.

Attorneys for the 2010 Miss Washington USA runner-up, Lacey Caroll, announced her decision in a news release Tuesday, according to the Associated Press.

Carroll, 23, claimed that she met Copperfield in Eastern Washington and the 53-year-old man invited her to his private island in the Bahamas and raped her in 2007.

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Carroll was charged with prostitution and lying to police in January, after she allegedly solicited $2,000 from a business man for sex at a Bellevue hotel. She has pleaded not guilty to the charges.