Smokey Robinson was accused of sex assault in 2015, but officials had insufficient evidence for charges, DA says

A sexual assault allegation was made against Motown legend Smokey Robinson in 2015, but no charges were filed because of inasufficient evidence, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.

LOS ANGELES — A sexual assault allegation was made against Motown legend Smokey Robinson in 2015, but no charges were filed because of insufficient evidence, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office said.

The decade-old allegation, which was presented to the prosecutor’s office by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, is not connected to a recent civil suit that accuses Robinson of sexual assault, attorneys for the plaintiffs in that matter said.

Robinson, 85, has not been charged with any crime and has denied any misconduct. The celebrity news website TMZ was first to report the 2015 investigation Friday.

“We discovered that our office was presented with a sexual assault allegation against Mr. Robinson in 2015 by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department,” the district attorney’s office said in a statement Friday.

“In that matter, a declination of charges was made based on insufficient evidence,” the district attorney’s office said. “We are not able to provide further information at this time because of an ongoing law enforcement investigation.”