Overview

• Bragg’s office confirmed it dropped the second-degree assault case against Brianna J. Rivers in July due to a missed evidence-disclosure deadline and said it has apologized to the victim.
• The DA’s spokesperson said the office is taking immediate internal steps following the “unacceptable error.”
• Antao and her attorneys say they were not notified of the dismissal and that their calls and emails went unanswered, claims the DA’s office has not addressed in detail.
• The Thomas More Society says it will file a civil lawsuit against Rivers on Antao’s behalf in the coming weeks.
• Video of the April street interview shows Antao being punched in Harlem; she reported a black eye, stitches, and about $3,000 in medical bills, and sources said the missed deadline followed a transfer of the case.