Smokey Robinson Under Criminal Rape Investigation After Former Housekeepers File Police Report
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Smokey Robinson is now facing a criminal rape investigation after his former housekeepers filed a police report with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, reports Billboard.
The investigation follows a civil lawsuit filed by the same four housekeepers in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, May 6th. In that complaint, the Jane Does accused the 85-year-old singer of repeated sexual assault occurring between 2007 and 2024.
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