Former Canadian model accuses Oscar winner Timothy Hutton of rape at 14
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 04-03-2020
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Oscar winner Timothy Hutton has been accused of rape by a Canadian former model who claims the actor sexually assaulted her in the 1980s when she was 14. The actor, who was most recently in Netflix series Haunting of the Hill House and biographical drama Beautiful Boy, said he "completely and unequivocally denies" the claims and called it an attempt to extort money. In an interview, Sera Johnston has alleged that the veteran actor raped her in 1983 when she was a junior high school student in a Vancouver hotel room while another man looked on and participated.
Hutton was shooting the 1984 film Iceman and he and two friends began a conversation with her and two of her classmates. He then invited them back to his hotel to hang out, according to the new report. When the girls returned to the actor's room, they were served drinks and Johnston said Hutton got close to her, brought her to his bedroom and raped her while a friend watched.Johnston said she doesn't remember how she was led to the actor's bedroom, but said he asked whether she had ever had sex.
She said she initially told the men she was 17, then later admitted she was 14 years old. The age of consent in Canada is 16 years old now, but was 14 years old in 1983. There is no statute of limitations for sexual assault, misconduct or battery claims in Canada. "I don't think this is a good idea. I don't think my mother would be too happy about this," the ex-model, who was also a working actor at the time, recalled saying to Hutton. She said she wanted to leave. "To everything I would say, it was, 'It'll be OK, it'll be OK. It won't last long, and you'll be fine'," Johnston said. Johnston said she begged the men.