American filmmaker accuses Portuguese actor of rape

A.M. Lukas (pic) sues actor Nuno Lopes for alleged rape in New York court. Photo: Reuters

American writer and filmmaker A.M. Lukas has accused White Lines actor Nuno Lopes of drugging and raping her in 2006, in a filing lodged just days before a one-year window to sue over historic sexual abuse expires.

Lopes denied any wrongdoing and said he would not be afraid to take legal action against anyone who tried to defame him.