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Smokey Robinson Faced 2015 Sexual Assault Inquiry Without Charges as Housekeeper Suit Proceeds

Los Angeles prosecutors confirmed the decade-old probe ended for lack of evidence following allegations by four former housekeepers accusing Robinson of rape alongside claims of labor violations

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Overview

  • LA County District Attorney’s Office revealed that a 2015 sexual assault allegation prompted an investigation that was dropped due to insufficient evidence.
  • Four former housekeepers have sued Robinson for rape with labor violations spanning 2007 to 2024; the plaintiffs are seeking at least $50 million in damages.
  • The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Special Victims Bureau is actively investigating the new allegations following police reports filed by three of the women.
  • Robinson has denied the claims as a “shakedown”; he and his wife Frances have filed a $500 million defamation countersuit against the accusers.
  • Housekeepers’ attorneys argue the absence of charges in 2015 stemmed from evidentiary limits rather than doubts about the allegations; they also note a separate complainant from that inquiry.