Motown legend Smokey Robinson is accused of sexual assault by 4 housekeepers in lawsuit

Four former housekeepers for Motown legend Smokey Robinson have accused him of sexual assault, alleging in a lawsuit that he repeatedly abused some of them for years.

Four former housekeepers for Motown legend Smokey Robinson have accused him of sexual assault, alleging in a lawsuit that he repeatedly abused some of them for years. 

The suit, filed Tuesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that the assaults largely occurred at Robinson’s home in Chatsworth, California, northwest of downtown Los Angeles. 

The plaintiffs, identified in the 27-page complaint as Jane Does 1-4, seek damages totaling no less than $50 million, according to the complaint. 

“Obviously, no amount can compensate these women for what Mr. Robinson subjected them to,” one of their lawyers, John Harris, told reporters Tuesday.

But given the gravity of Robinson’s alleged misconduct, Harris said, “this amount is clearly warranted.”