(Gray News) – Actor David Del Rio has been fired from the CBS series “Matlock” after he was accused of sexual assault by a co-star, according to reports from Variety and Deadline.

According to Variety , Del Rio was escorted off the set of “Matlock” last week following an internal investigation.

His “Matlock” co-star Leah Lewis confirmed her involvement in the assault allegation, the outlet reported.

According to Deadline , the alleged sexual assault happened Sept. 26.

On Thursday, Lewis posted a photo to her Instagram story of herself with her mom, writing: “Mom is here, we’re moving forward in love and strength. I’m in good hands. Thank you to everybody for any kind of support and care. Truly, we’re moving forward in strength. Key word, strength. Please, let that be the takeaway.”

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