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Smokey Robinson Accused of Sexual Assault in New Lawsuit Filed by Four Women

In the complaint obtained by PEOPLE, Smokey Robinson was accused of sexual assault and perpetrating a "hostile work environment" by four women. They also accused him of sexual battery, false imprisonment and gender violence.

In the complaint filed to the Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, May 6 and obtained by PEOPLE, the former Motown record executive, 85, was accused of sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment, gender violence and creating a hostile work environment by four women who worked for him. The plaintiffs claim that Smokey's alleged sexual battery was "willful, wanton, and malicious, with a conscious disregard" of their "rights, privacy, and feelings." According to the complaint, Jane Doe 1 claims that his wife allegedly had "full knowledge of his prior acts of sexual misconduct" and "failed to take the appropriate corrective action" to prevent his "deviant misconduct" even after settling cases with other women who experienced similar sexual assaults at his hands.

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