“The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Special Victims Bureau is actively investigating criminal allegations involving William Robinson AKA ‘Smokey Robinson,‘” said a statement sent to AFP.
The development comes after a multimillion dollar lawsuit was filed in a Los Angeles court claiming the 85-year-old forced himself on female employees multiple times over a number of years, often when his wife was not at home.
“We are pleased to learn that the LA County Sheriff’s Dept has opened a criminal investigation into our clients’ claims of sexual assault against Smokey Robinson,“ John Harris and Herbert Hayden told AFP in a joint statement.
In the suit filed this month, one plaintiff alleges the “Tracks of My Tears” singer would summon her to his bedroom in his Los Angeles area home, and greet her wearing only his underwear.
Another former housekeeper alleges Robinson assaulted her more than 20 times over a four-year period, while a third says in the suit that she was “sexually harassed, sexually assaulted and raped” throughout her 12-year employment until 2024.
None of the women are named in the suit, which is common in cases involving claims of sexual assault.
Robinson was one of the founding members of The Miracles, a Detroit-based outfit that came together in the 1950s.
The group had dozens of chart hits, including the smash “The Tears of a Clown” in 1967.
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