The first case would take place in 2007
Known to the blows Intersection, Purchases around AND You really made fun of me, Smokey Robinson He was accused of rape by four former employees, who intended a cause against the singer Tuesday 6. The cause asks for compensation of $ 50 million (R $ 287.3 million).
According to accusers, Robinson rape over the years, with the first case that has occurred in 2007. In addition, the singer is still accused of keeping them in private prison and of having attacked them on different opportunities. The action also mentions the musician’s wife, Frances RobinsonWhich would have contributed to a hostile working space using “ethnically worse -worst words and language”.
In a press conference held in Los Angeles, where the trial was opened, the accusers’ lawyer John Harris He said that Robinson used his power and influence to perpetuate the attacks and intimidate them to maintain silence. “They are Hispanic women who have been used by Robinson who earn a value below minimum wages. As women with low economic power in vulnerable situations, they did not have the resources and options necessary to protect them from the sexual assault,” said the lawyer.
Harris also said that the four accusers decided to present the action to “defend their rights, as well as the rights of other women”. “They want and require and require justice”, with the process that acts as “first step on their journey to achieve this”. Robinson’s former employees maintain anonymity in the action, identified as Jane Doe 1, 2, 3 and 4.
Jane Doe 1 claims to have been sexually attacked at least seven occasions between 2023 and 2024, while working in Robinson’s residence in Los Angeles. According to her, the abuse took place regularly on Saturday, when the singer left his wife in a beauty salon and “he hastened at home, knowing that he would be only” with the employee.
The second accuser said he was the victim of Robinson at least 23 times between 2016 and 2020
According to Jane Doe 3, Robinson “harassed her, attacked and raped sexually” at least 20 times in the 12 years in which she worked at the singer’s house, between 2012 and 2024. It also says that the musician offered her $ 500 to practice oral sex in him, something he refused to do.
Robinson’s oldest employee among the accusers, Jane Doe 4 worked as a cleaning woman, cook, hairdresser and personal assistant of Robinson’s wife between 2006 and 2024. He claims to have been raped by the musician on several occasions, the first was in 2007, in the couple’s homes in Los Angeles and Las Vegas.
According to the cause, the accusers “never agreed to sexual contact and touch of the accused Smokey Robinson” and suffered from “serious emotional stress” following the following sexual aggressions.
At 85, Robinson is one of the main artists of the Motown movement, having started his career in the 1960s. The Singer has been a member of Rock N ‘Roll Fame Hall since 1985 and has been honored for his work with an Oscar recording honorary, head of the 1999 Grammy Award.
So far Robinson has not responded to the accusations.
Source: Terra
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