By Brody Levesque | MALIBU, CA -- Famed Malibu celebrity photographer Paul Rusconi was told Friday by his attorney that L.A. County prosecutors had cleared him of criminal allegations that he raped his 20-month-old twin daughters.
In an exclusive interview with local LA area news station KTLA, Rusconi said he believes that the couple who targeted him did so because he is a gay single father. "They all called me a sexual deviant and a pervert," Rusconi told the station. "That's all stemming from my sexuality."
On June 17, 2011 Rusconi was arrested and his two daughters were taken away from him and given to his accusers- the nanny who took care of Rusconi's two girls, and her husband- who convinced Malibu Sheriff officials and LA County Child Protective Services caseworkers they were the best caretakers for the twins. Rusconi was jailed overnight and then released on $220,000 bail the next day.
The nanny and her husband accused Rusconi of raping his daughters after seeing photos that he had taken of himself with his girls in a bathtub, KTLA reports. Six months later, a rape kit produced negative results and prosecutors, unconvinced by the allegations, agreed that Rusconi posed no threat and he got his daughters back.
Rusconi is now suing his accusers telling the station; "My circle is much tighter. The people I let into my life is much tighter, and I intend on keeping it that way."
Rusconi is known for his celebrity photography including photos featuring President Barack Obama as well as the Hollywood elite.
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