'Boardwalk Empire' Star Michael Pitt Arrested, Charged With Sexual Abuse, Engaging in Oral Sex Without Consent

• Michael Pitt, star of Boardwalk Empire, is facing nine criminal charges in a grand jury indictment filed in Brooklyn
• The incidents occurred back in 2020 and 2021, and include claims or oral sex without consent, forcible touching, and assault using a four-by-four
• Pitt entered a not guilty plea to all nine counts and his lawyers said he will be vindicated in court

Michael Pitt is facing a number of criminal charges after being arraigned in a Brooklyn courtroom last week.

The Boardwalk Empire star was arrested on May 2 and arraigned later that same day according to court records.

A copy of the grand jury indictment obtained by PEOPLE shows that the alleged incidents occurred on four dates between April 2020 and August 2021.

It is unclear if the alleged victim is the same person in every incident as all names have been redacted in the indictment.

Pitt entered a not guilty plea to all nine counts.

On or around April 19, 2020, prosecutors allege Pitt touched his finger to the anus and vagina of an individual “by means of forcible compulsion,” per the indictment.

On Aug. 5, 2020, Pitt allegedly engaged in oral sex with an individual by means of forcible compulsion and without their consent according to the indictment. That same day he also allegedly assaulted an individual with a piece of wood.

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In June 2021, Pitt allegedly attempted to cause harm to an individual with a cinderblock. He then allegedly strangled someone that August.

The charges in full are: first- and third-degree criminal sexual act, two counts of first-degree sexual abuse, two counts of second-degree assault, two counts of second-degree attempted assault, and second-degree strangulation.

First-degree criminal sexual abuse, the top charge, carries a sentence of five to 25 years in prison if found guilty.

Pitt’s lawyer Cary London told PEOPLE that her client will be vindicated in court, saying: “Unfortunately, we live in a world where somebody like Mr. Pitt — an accomplished professional who would never so much as contemplate these crimes — can be arrested on the uncorroborated word of an unhinged individual. We look forward to proving his innocence through the evidence and not thru the media.

Pitt shot to fame as a teenager with his role as Henry Parker on the show Dawson’s Creek, before going on to appear in critically acclaimed films including The Dreamers and Funny Games.

He became well known thanks to his work in Boardwalk Empire playing gangster Jimmy Darmody, but left halfway through the show’s run.

Pitt is due back in court on June 17.