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Oscar winning songwriter and director Joseph Brooks is led by police in handcuffs from a Harlem precinct, Tuesday, June 23, 2009, in New York. (AP Photo/Louis Lanzano)

Movie composer accused of NY rape

'You Light Up My Life' writer to be arraigned

Updated: Tuesday, 23 Jun 2009, 12:04 PM MDT
Published : Tuesday, 23 Jun 2009, 12:03 PM MDT

NEW YORK (AP) - The songwriter and director behind "You Light Up My Life" has been indicted on charges of raping or sexually assaulting women who answered audition ads on Craigslist.

Joseph Brooks, who's 71, will be arraigned later Tuesday.

Manhattan District Attorney Robert Morgenthau says nine of the 11 victims answered an ad seeking women to audition for acting roles.

Brooks won the Oscar for Best Original Song for the 1977 ballad "You Light Up My Life."

He also wrote and directed the "You Light Up My Life" movie. It's about a comedian who has a one-night stand with a director.

Brooks' attorney, Jeff Hoffman, says "there will be lengthy arguments" during the arraignment.

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