David Copperfield Sexual Assault Investigation Goes to Grand Jury

David Copperfield may think he can make the word "no" disappear, but it's going to be for a grand jury to decide.

A federal grand jury is looking into a 21-year-old Washington woman's claim that Copperfield raped her at his private, 150-acre resort in the Bahamas. The story she tells is pretty amazing...we hesitate to use the word "incredible," because if it's true she's endured something terrifying.

She says she was approached almost immediately after entering a Copperfield performance in January in the Tri-Cities, and that after Copperfield invited her on stage as part of said performance, he further invited her to stay at his resort.

Then things turn into the plot of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer.

She told investigators Copperfield assured her that there would be other guests at the 150-acre resort, which is restricted to a maximum of 24 guests and rents for up to $50,000 a night. From Nassau, the retreat is accessible only by charter plane and then private boat.

When the woman, 21, made the trip in late July -- after exchanging e-mails with Copperfield, 51 -- she found herself the only guest on the island with him, she told investigators. She has told Seattle police, and later the FBI, that Copperfield raped and struck her during her two days on the island, said sources familiar with her allegations.

Even if the sexual assault allegations are thrown out, Copperfield's going to have to explain away the $2 million in cash that FBI agents reportedly found when they raided his Las Vegas warehouse.

According to his website, Copperfield's next show is November 15 in Las Vegas--but MSNBC reported that he was scheduled to perform in Indonesia. If that's true, he may want to stay there.