Including to the listing of highly effective Black males who’ve been accused of sexual assault, information of a brand new lawsuit in opposition to music legend Smokey Robinson is shaking up everybody’s Tuesday afternoon. In a brand new lawsuit, 4 girls have accused the icon of a sequence of heinous acts.
The previous Motown Information govt was accused of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and making a hostile work atmosphere, in keeping with the swimsuit obtained by PEOPLE. The plaintiffs are all reportedly former staff of Robinson.
To make issues even worse, Robinson’s spouse, Frances Robinson, was additionally name-dropped within the swimsuit. One of many accusers, who’s been recognized as Jane Doe 1, claimed Robinson’s spouse had “full data of his prior acts of sexual misconduct” however “did not take the suitable corrective motion” to stop “deviant misconduct” from Robinson.
Doe 1 even claimed Frances helped settle circumstances of different girls, who accused Robinson of comparable misconduct. Robinson married his spouse in 2002, only a few years earlier than a few of the sexual assault allegations reportedly started.
Jane Doe 2 claimed she was compelled to resign from her position because the Robinsons’ housekeeper after the 85-year-old’s “repeated sexual assaults and sexual harassment,” in keeping with the swimsuit. The girl says she started working for the household in 2014. Robinson’s alleged assaults on her started in 2016. In response to the swimsuit, reviewed by the New York Publish, Robinson “forcibly penetrate[d] her along with his erect penis with out utilizing a condom…He would take pleasure in ejaculating throughout JD2’s face, a lot to his satisfaction and her abject humiliation.”
The third lady, Jane Doe 3, additionally labored as a housekeeper for the Robinsons from 2012 till 2024. It was then that the patriarch’s steady “sexual assaults and sexual harassment in opposition to her” in the end led to her resigning from the place. Doe 3 additionally claimed Robinson raped her “at the very least 20 occasions” over time.
A fourth housekeeper, Jane Doe 4, additionally alleged sexual misconduct from Robinson. She reportedly started working for the household in 2006 and resigned in 2024. She alleged her sexual assault started in 2007.
This lawsuit comes simply weeks after Robinson launched his latest album, “What The World Wants Now” on April 25. All 4 girls are asking for $5o million in damages, in accordance to the swimsuit.