▁claimed ▁to ▁police ▁that ▁Ar bu ck le ▁had ▁assault ed ▁and ▁ra ped ▁her . ▁( Del mont ' s ▁testim ony ▁was ▁later ▁regarded ▁as ▁un re li able ▁by ▁the ▁police , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁discovered ▁Del mont ▁had ▁a ▁length y ▁prior ▁record ▁of ▁ext ort ion . ▁She ▁was ▁not ▁called ▁as ▁a ▁witness .) ▁The ▁story ▁was ▁soon ▁in ▁the ▁head lines ▁of ▁newsp apers ▁around ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁▁ ▁Ar bu ck le ▁was ▁tried ▁for ▁m ans la ugh ter ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 2 1 ▁in ▁a ▁highly ▁public ized ▁trial . ▁In ▁December , ▁after ▁over ▁ 4 0 ▁hours ▁of ▁deliber ations , ▁the ▁j ury ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁reach ▁a ▁ver dict . ▁Ar bu ck le ' s ▁second ▁trial ▁in ▁January – F ebru ary ▁ 1 9 2 2 ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁also ▁ended ▁in ▁a ▁hung ▁j ury , ▁but ▁in ▁his ▁third ▁trial ▁in ▁March – A pril ▁ 1 9 2 2 , ▁the ▁j ury ▁found ▁him ▁not ▁guilty ▁after ▁only ▁five ▁minutes ▁of ▁deliber ations . ▁ ▁Ar bu ck le ▁was ▁free , ▁but ▁his ▁career ▁was ▁ru ined . ▁His ▁films ▁were ▁with dra wn ▁by ▁Will ▁H . ▁H ays , ▁the ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁Mot ion ▁Picture ▁Produ cers ▁and ▁Dist rib utors ▁of ▁America , ▁and ▁what ▁became ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁H ays ▁Office ▁began ▁the ▁system atic ▁c ensor ship ▁of ▁American ▁motion ▁pictures .