Jimmie Allen was found liable for sexual assault, battery and more charges on Monday (Aug. 18), according to a Tennessee court order obtained by Rolling Stone.
What Was the Legal Case Against Jimmie Allen?
Those charges stem from 2023, when a woman identified as Jane Doe accused Allen of sexually assaulting her in a Las Vegas hotel room and filming the encounter without her knowledge or consent. The alleged incident took place in 2022.
Documents state that Allen — along with his corporation, Aadyn’s Dad Touring, Inc. — was found liable for the charges after he repeatedly failed to comply with deadlines and court orders.
“The defendants throughout have failed to comply with case management discovery deadlines and even failed to comply with specific Orders of this court,” Judge Aleta A. Trauger wrote, per Rolling Stone.
“For these reasons, the plaintiff’s Motion for Sanctions and Judgment against defendants Jimmie Allen and Aadyn’s Dad Touring, Inc. is GRANTED,” the ruling continues.
The singer has been judged liable for assault, battery, invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress.
What Does it Mean to Be Found Liable in a Civil Case?
Allen was found liable by default, which is not the same as a guilty verdict. Rather, it means he’s responsible for any potential monetary damages proved by the plaintiff.
The singer’s pattern of missing deadlines and failing to respond to court orders now means that he has forfeited the right to defend himself against the charges, though he has denied all allegations in an earlier statement.
Why Was Jimmie Allen Found Liable In His Sexual Assault Case?
In May, the Tennessean reported that Allen’s civil sexual assault trial was delayed because his legal team repeatedly missed court deadlines.
The singer said that his lawyer, Alandis Brassel, was dealing with some health issues, and that’s what caused the delay.
“I have worked as well as I could, as fast as I could with my representation,” he stated. “It’s not from me not meeting the deadlines, it’s because my attorney actually couldn’t do it.”
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But Doe’s attorney, Elizabeth Fegan, said that Allen’s “litany of excuses” and multiple missed deadlines retraumatized her client, and was tantamount to an attempt to “manipulate the legal process to his advantage.”
“Each missed deadline and ignored obligation reinforces the imbalance of power she has fought so hard to expose,” Fegan told the Tennessean.
She also said Allen had canceled one important meeting just one business day before it was scheduled to happen, claiming that the missed meeting cost plaintiffs almost $6,000.
After Allen was found liable in the case, Fegan issued a statement to Billboard.
“We are pleased that the court entered judgment in her favor and look forward to proving her damages,” Fegan wrote. “The court’s ruling makes clear that Allen cannot simply ignore the serious consequences of his actions.”
Jimmie Allen’s Sexual Assault Lawsuits
The Jane Doe in this case was the second of two women who anonymously accused Allen of sexual assault in 2023.
Her lawsuit states that she had a chance meeting with Allen on an airplane, and communicated with him long-distance for two months, on the premise that he was separated from his then-wife.
Read More: A Second Woman Accuses Jimmie Allen of Sexual Assault
She says they agreed to meet in Las Vegas, but she believed she was getting her own hotel room. Her lawsuit further claims that she willingly joined him in his hotel room, but that he had unprotected sex with her without her consent, even though she repeatedly asked him to stop.
She also says that he recorded their encounter without her knowledge or consent. Doe claims she discovered a cell phone in a closet after Allen fell asleep, and that she took this phone with her when she left the room, and turned it in to police.
Her complaint came one month after the first Jane Doe — who identified herself as a former member of Allen’s day-to-day team — filed a bombshell original lawsuit, saying the singer raped her, and repeatedly sexually abused and harassed her over an 18-month period between 2020 and 2022.
Read More: All the Details on Jimmie Allen’s Sexual Assault Lawsuit From May 2022
Jimmie Allen’s First Lawsuit Dropped
Allen’s first accuser dropped her lawsuit in March 2024 after the two parties entered into a stipulation agreement.
Though she is no longer suing Allen, she continued to press legal claims against Allen’s former management company, Wide Open Music, and Ash Bowers, who heads that company.
In her original filing, Doe stated that Bowers knew about Allen’s alleged predatory behavior, and did nothing to intervene.
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