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Cuba Gooding Jr.'s request to toss groping case is denied

A judge has, for now, rejected Cuba Gooding Jr.'s request to throw out his New York City groping case

Cuba Gooding Jr. leaves criminal court in New York, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Lawyers for Gooding Jr. are providing a court with video they say will show the actor did not grope a woman at a New York City bar. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Cuba Gooding Jr. leaves criminal court in New York, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. Lawyers for Gooding Jr. are providing a court with video they say will show the actor did not grope a woman at a New York City bar. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)Read moreRichard Drew / AP

NEW YORK (AP) — A judge has, for now, rejected Cuba Gooding Jr.'s request to throw out his New York City groping case.

Judge Keisha Espinal said during a court hearing Wednesday that she needed time to review written arguments.

She said she wouldn't rule until at least mid-August, dashing the actor's hopes of a swift dismissal of charges that he grabbed a woman's breast at a bar.

Gooding nodded when he was asked outside court if he thinks his case will eventually be dismissed.

As he waited for his ride, a passerby yelled: "Show us the money, Cuba!" — referring to a line from Gooding's Oscar-winning role in "Jerry Maguire."

Gooding was arrested June 13. He has pleaded not guilty to forcible touching and sexual abuse charges.