Music legend Smoky Robinson is accused of sexual assault by 4 former employees

Warning: This story includes details of the alleged sexual assault and may affect those who have suffered from sexual violence or know someone affected by it.

Four of the former housekeeper in Smoky Robinson claims in a lawsuit on Tuesday that Motown music has been repeatedly built and raped sexual assault while working with them.

The lawsuit filed in the Los Angeles Supreme Court seeks to obtain at least $ 50 million in damage to the alleged attacks, which women say between 2007 and 2024, and work violations, including an enemy work environment, illegally long hours and lack of wages.

Not immediately responded to a message seeking a comment from a 85 -year -old actor for Robinson.

Both the four women say that Robinson will wait until he was alone with them at his home in Los Angeles, then sexual assault and rape of their objections.

“We believe that Mr. Robinson is the rapist of a series and patients, and he must be stopped,” John Harris, a female lawyer, told a news conference.

Everyone said that they eventually resigned from the attacks, although it took several years. Everyone said that they are afraid to proceed with fears of revenge, general shame and possible effects on their migration.

Harris said: “Forced to tell their husband and children of these handicrafts that left them full of shame and embarrassment,” Harris said. “So throughout their horrific experiences with Mr. Robinson, the four women remained silent.”

He said, as low -wage owners, who were all afraid, “Those missing are the day of payment, and the inability to withstand rental costs or buy food for their families.”

All the four women block their legal names, cited concerns related to privacy, and they are determined as Jin does in court documents. They appeared at the press conference with their lawyer, but they did not speak and covered their faces with masks.

One of the women said that she worked with Robinson and his wife, Francis, from 2012 to 2024, and was attacked at least 20 times in that period. Another said that she worked with them from 2014 to 2020, and was attacked at least 23 times. Another said that she worked with them for a year before leaving in 2024 and was attacked at least seven times. The fourth woman, who said she also worked as a personal assistant for Francis Robinson, hairdresser Wokok, for 18 years before his resignation in 2024. She cited similar experiences for other women, but she was no less than the time she was assaulted.

A wife was also named in a suit

Lawyers said that the women, who worked for each other, were working in Robinson at the same time as each other, also kept stories about the attacks from each other, but they are now retracting their experience.

They refused to provide details at the press conference on how they advanced and learned that there are others.

The lawsuit is also called Robinson’s wife as a defendant, claiming that she enabled his behavior despite the knowledge of the past sexual behavior. He also blames it for the hostile work environment, saying that it retreated in the language that included ethnic insults.

The lawsuit seeks to obtain damage to sexual battery, assault, wrong imprisonment, gender violence and other allegations.

Harris said: “It is clear that no amount of money can compensate for these women for what Mr. Robinson has set.” But he said that the $ 50 million was justified “based on the risk of hateful and reprehensible behavior of Mr. Robinson.”

Another lawyer for the prosecutors said that although they felt that the attacks were worth the criminal investigation, women did not submit police reports, based on the same concerns that prevented them from applying.

William Robinson was born, the singer began performing a teenager in his hometown in Detroit, and eventually met Perry Jordi Junior, who would form a motor record. Robinson was an integral part of the poster as an artist, producer and songwriter, and he scored times like Shoppingand Tear paths and Clown With his collection miracles, while helping writing Fatal By temptations and This is not strange Written by Marvin Jay, among other songs.

He was recruited in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Songwriters, where he was awarded the Geershwin Award in 2016 for life contributions to music.

Robinson released his latest album two weeks ago, What the world needs nowAnd it is scheduled to resume touring on Friday in Biloxi, Miss