Lawyer: Fat Joe cleared in sex assault case

By ALAN DUKE, CNN

Story Created: Jun 24, 2010 at 7:49 PM PST

Story Updated: Jun 24, 2010 at 7:49 PM PST

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(CNN) -- Rapper Fat Joe has been "officially cleared" after Wisconsin police investigated an alleged sexual assault reported by a woman last weekend, according to his lawyer.

The 33-year-old Madison woman called police with a complaint of "inappropriate touching" after Fat Joe -- whose real name is Joseph Cartagena -- performed at the city's Orpheum Theater on Sunday night, a police report said.

The woman said the incident happened inside a limousine with Fat Joe and other male subjects, the police report said.

"Fat Joe had no contact with, and never spoke to his accuser," attorney Dawn Florio said in a statement Thursday night. "He was questioned for a few minutes at his hotel room and was never detained by the police."

CNN's Denise Quan contributed to this report.

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