The son of Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Michael Chabon will no longer face a rape charge in his ongoing sexual assault case — though he will still face a charge of strangulation, Manhattan prosecutors said in court Monday.

Prosecutors were no longer charging Abraham Chabon, 22, with first-degree rape because prosecutors “cannot prove that charge beyond a reasonable doubt,” Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Phoebe Rosenfeld said.

Prosecutors said that although they fully credit the surviving victim, they dropped the charge due to limitations in New York state law before Manhattan Criminal Court Judge Kacie Lally. 3

Chabon is still charged with strangulation and could potentially face additional charges including assault in the third degree, according to prosecutors.

His atto

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