In new report, man claims Justin Bieber punched him in June

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In new report, man claims Justin Bieber punched him in June

Published Wednesday, February 15, 2017 5:37PM EST

Justin Bieber performs at the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 22, 2016. (Chris Pizzello / Invision)

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CLEVELAND - A Las Vegas man who says Justin Bieber assaulted him in Cleveland eight months ago has filed a police report about the fracas.

Thirty-four-year-old Rodney Cannon claims in the report filed Tuesday with Cleveland police that the pop star, who was raised in Stratford, Ont., took his sunglasses inside a hotel after a Cleveland Cavaliers playoff game on June 8. He says in the report that Bieber and possibly a bodyguard then punched him. He also says he wrestled Bieber to the ground to restrain him.

Bieber's publicist didn't immediately return a message seeking comment on the accusations.

Cannon referred questions Wednesday about the encounter -- and why he waited to file the report -- to an attorney who also didn't immediately return a message.

A Cleveland police spokesman says the episode is under investigation.