However, the investigation "failed to yield sufficient evidence" to pursue either case, according to an evaluation document issued by the Los Angeles County District Attorney's Office.Ĭlayton’s attorney, Andrew B. At the same time, some companies that had partnered with him started distancing themselves: Rudy's Barbershops cut ties and Vans pulled his line of shoes from their website.Ī second unidentified woman also came forward to allege Clayton sexually assaulted her at a home he rented for a party. In an interview with BuzzFeed News, she said she told police the alleged assault occurred after they used a drug similar to Ecstasy together.Ĭlayton - who has built a brand around positivity and has authored seven books since 2008, including An Awesome Book of Thanks! and Make Magic! Do Good! - adamantly denied the allegations at the time and vowed to cooperate fully with the police investigation. She then publicly accused him of assault in an Instagram post. Los Angeles police opened an investigation into Clayton after Dawn Batson filed a police report in October accusing him of raping her in 2011. Dallas Clayton, a popular children's author, illustrator, and motivational speaker, won't face charges related to rape allegations made against him after prosecutors said they failed to turn up sufficient evidence to file a case.
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