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All charges have been dismissed in a 23-year-old woman’s January claim that she was sexually violated in a bathroom of the rooftop bar of the Standard Hotel.

Prosecutors dropped the case against Philip Manning, 34, after an investigation that included interviews with Manning, the alleged victim, and other witnesses, both sides said in Manhattan Criminal Court today.

“There was no truth to it,” Manning’s lawyer, Joseph Lobosco, said after court of the allegations.

The woman had accused Manning of forcing her into a restroom and attacking her, resulting in charges of criminal sex act, sexual abuse, forcible touching and unlawful imprisonment — now all dismissed.

“He’s extremely relieved,” Manning’s lawyer said. “He’s very happy to be exonerated of these charges. He’s maintained his innocence from the start.”

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