Content material warning: This story accommodates graphic depictions of alleged rape and sexual assault.
Mike Tyson was accused of raping a lady within the early Nineteen Nineties in a brand new civil go well with filed in January. The go well with alleges Tyson “violently raped” a lady at the back of a limousine.
The go well with was filed within the Albany County Court docket after a New York legislation quickly lifted the statute of limitations on sexual abuse.
The lady who filed the go well with alleged she met Tyson at a dance membership — Septembers — in New York within the early Nineteen Nineties. The lady was with a pal, who left to choose up her automotive. Tyson reportedly instructed the lady they may choose up her pal in Tyson’s limousine.
When the lady bought in Tyson’s limousine, he reportedly started kissing her. The lady reportedly instructed Tyson to cease. The lady then stated Tyson “pulled my pants off and violently raped me,” per the go well with.
The lady stated she suffered “bodily, psychological and emotional damage” after the encounter. She stated she skilled guilt, embarrassment, melancholy, nervousness and panic assaults on account of the alleged rape.
The lady filed the go well with anonymously as a consequence of Tyson’s superstar standing. “Tyson is a well-known superstar and I do know I might be attacked by the media and all of his buddies,” the go well with reads.
Tyson spent three years in jail after he was convicted in 1992 of raping a lady. Tyson was initially sentenced to 6 years in jail, however was launched on parole after three years. Tyson returned to the ring in 1996 and continued his boxing profession.