Last year a woman came forward with shocking allegations claiming Russell Simmons threatened to rape her son if she did not agree to have sex with him [click here if you missed that].
The accuser's case is being allowed to move forward...
From Page Six
A rape lawsuit against Russell Simmons will move forward.
Simmons’ request for Jane Doe to pay sanctions in her $10 million lawsuit against him was denied for a third time on Thursday, per court documents obtained by Page Six.
The judge stated in his ruling that Simmons’ request based on the statute of limitations wasn’t valid, as he didn’t supply sufficient evidence to support his claim that the statute of limitations on the alleged rape had run out.
Simmons argued in his own court papers from December 21, 2018 that the “complaint is based on the outrageous and fictional claim that Mr. Simmons raped her in Sacramento, California in 1988 after threatening to molest her young son. The statute of limitations for a personal injury claim under California law is two years.” But, the judge said, Simmons did not provide any proof of residency or that he had even traveled to California.
The woman first sued Simmons, 61, in March 2018, claiming that he sexually assaulted her in a hotel room and threatened to rape her son if she didn’t comply.
On Thursday in court, her lawyer, Douglas Mastroianni, argued that, “Remarkably, while the motion argues that the complaint lacks merit, Russell Simmons does not even file a declaration with the court denying that he raped [her]. Having fled the jurisdiction — demonstrating both a lack of courage and a lack of responsibility to his victims, Russell Simmons won’t even sign a declaration denying the sexual assault. Yet he asks the court to find the claims have no merit.”
Fun Fact: In the past two years nearly two dozen women have come forward accusing Russell Simmons of misconduct dating back to the 80s [click here if you missed that.
