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Chris Brown released after he was arrested for 'aggravated rape and drug-related infractions' in Paris: Source

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Chris Brown arrested for 'aggravated rape' in Paris: Source
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ByRym Momtaz
January 22, 2019, 9:11 PM

Singer Chris Brown and two other people have been released after they were arrested in Paris on Monday for "aggravated rape and drug-related infractions," according to a French judicial source.

The investigation is ongoing, a judicial source told ABC News.

Chris Brown performs on stage at Little Caesars Arena, Dec. 28, 2017, in Detroit.
Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images, FILE

It is unclear whether Brown has his passport and is free to leave the country.

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On Instagram, Brown denied the allegations.

Additional details were not immediately available.

ABC News' Julia Jacobo contributed to this report.

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