Miami Heat big man Chris “Birdman” Andersen has been cleared of any wrongdoing in an investigation that led to a search of his home about a year earlier, according to a TMZ report published September 19, 2013.
The case was handled by the Internet Crimes Against Children task force. According to TMZ, police now say Andersen was the victim of an elaborate catfish scheme and that he will not be charged with a crime.
TMZ reports that police said a 29 year old woman from rural Canada, identified here by her first name, Shelly, posed online as a girl in California and used Andersen’s image to communicate with a real woman in California. TMZ says police determined that the California woman was of legal age and that she flew to Colorado to meet Andersen. The two made contact, but according to the report the relationship did not progress from there.
Police also told TMZ that Shelly later allegedly threatened Andersen with extortion, claiming the California woman was underage. She was arrested in January.
TMZ’s report did not include a statement from Andersen himself. A Heat representative told TMZ, “We are not surprised this is the end result,” and said the team was glad the incident was behind him.
It is a welcome turn for Andersen, who now gets to focus on basketball with the reigning champs.
Source: TMZ.
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