Son of Pulitzer-winning novelist Michael Chabon charged with rape
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The son of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon is facing a felony rape charge for allegedly choking and beating a woman while molesting her, Manhattan prosecutors said.

Abraham Chabon, 20, was charged June 12 with second-degree strangulation and first-degree rape earlier in the alleged Jan. 25, 2024 attack, according to a felony complaint unsealed in court.

The younger Chabon, a student at NYU, made his second court appearance Wednesday after being arraigned on the charges last week.


Abraham Chabon leaving Manhattan Criminal Courthouse.
Abraham Chabon, left, was charged with second-degree strangulation and first-degree rape. Steven Hirsch

He is accused of grabbing the victim by the neck, making it difficult for her to breathe, then carried her to a bed where he raped her and “struck [the victim] repeatedly in the face… causing stupor and loss of vision in one eye,” the complaint said.

He arrived at the courthouse with his mother, Israeli-American novelist Ayelet Waldman.

His father is a noted American writer and Pulitzer Prize winner, whose works include “Moonglow,” “Wonder Boys,” The Mysteries of Pittsburgh” and “Telegraph Avenue.”


A high school graduate hugs his parents at his graduation ceremony.
The 20-year-old is the son of Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Michael Chabon (left). Instagram/ayeletw

Chabon won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for his novel, “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.”

Michael Chabon was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 2012.

Abraham Chabon was released after his June 13 arraignment, with Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Kacie Lally setting bail at $45,000 cash or a $150,000 bond.

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