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" Orange Is The New Black star Dascha Polanco is facing four counts of assault and harassment, after being accused of attacking 17-year-old Michelle Cardona.  According to court documents obtained by The\u00A0New York Post, Cardona claims Polanco beat her up in the actress&amp;#039; home on July 29th. The criminal complaint reads:  &amp;quot;Ms. Cardona observed the defendant strike Ms. Cardona about the face and head with a closed fist at least three times, pull Ms. Cardona&amp;#039;s hair, and strike Ms. Cardona&amp;#039;s arms with the defendant&amp;#039;s hands and nails.&amp;quot;  Meanwhile, police said that Cardona suffered &amp;quot;bruising and redness to her face, scratches to her arms, and substantial pain,&amp;quot; and was hospitalised for her injuries.  It&amp;#039;s as yet unclear what happened in the lead-up to the alleged attack, but cops saidthat Polanco had invited Cardona to her home via text beforehand, The Post reports. Polanco&amp;#039;s defence lawyer Gerald Lefcourt says the actress has been set up, and that the teenager is trying to get money from her.   &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s a setup to try to get money and it was tape-recorded,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;This young woman was trying to extort her to drop the case. We&amp;#039;re confident the charges will be dismissed.&amp;quot; Polanco is due back in court in January 2016.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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