Smokey Robinson
Was Investigated For Alleged 2015 Sexual Assault …
However He Was By no means Charged
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2:50 PM PT — Attorneys John Harris and Herbert Hayden, who signify Jane Does 1-4 within the present lawsuit, inform TMZ … “The assertion launched by the Los Angeles County District Legal professional’s Workplace confirms that expenses weren’t filed in opposition to Mr. Robinson as a consequence of inadequate proof—not as a result of the claims lacked benefit. This underscores the numerous challenges victims face when reporting incidents of sexual assault, significantly when the alleged perpetrator is a strong and well-known determine.”
They proceed … “Furthermore, this newest growth additional affirms that at the least 5 girls have now come ahead with allegations of sexual assault in opposition to Mr. Robinson. Collectively, they’re united of their pursuit of justice.”
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are revealing for the primary time Smokey Robinson was investigated for an alleged sexual assault again in 2015 … however the probe didn’t end in felony expenses.
The L.A. County District Legal professional’s Workplace tells TMZ … they found that in 2015 the D.A.’s workplace was offered with a sexual assault allegation in opposition to Smokey, and that the case was kicked as much as prosecutors by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division.
The D.A. says prosecutors in the end determined to not cost Smokey with a criminal offense as a consequence of a scarcity of proof.
Our sources say the alleged sufferer from the 2015 sexual assault case is NOT one of many 4 nameless girls who lately sued Smokey for sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment and gender violence.
TMZ.com
Three of the 4 girls from the brand new lawsuit filed police reviews in opposition to Smokey, and he is now the topic of a brand new LASD investigation.
Smokey’s denied the brand new claims, referred to as them a shakedown, and has filed a counter go well with.
Robinson’s lawyer Christopher Frost tells TMZ … “We’re happy that this assertion has been launched during which the LA District Legal professional has confirmed there was no foundation to file expenses a decade in the past.”
Frost provides … “One unlucky side of movie star is that it isn’t unusual to be the goal of spurious and unsubstantiated allegations. Mr. Robinson seems ahead to the conclusion of the present investigation, and has little question {that a} comparable willpower will probably be reached right here.”