{"id":53487,"date":"2025-12-09T19:27:38","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/smokey-robinson-says-accuser-raided-his-storage-unit-2-weeks-ago\/"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T19:27:38","slug":"smokey-robinson-says-accuser-raided-his-storage-unit-2-weeks-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/09\/smokey-robinson-says-accuser-raided-his-storage-unit-2-weeks-ago\/","title":{"rendered":"Smokey Robinson Says Accuser Raided His Storage Unit 2 Weeks Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/t\/smokey-robinson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_smokey-robinson\" data-tag=\"smokey-robinson\">Smokey Robinson<\/a> and his wife claim one of the Jane Doe accusers now <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/smokey-robinson-accused-rape-former-housekeepers-1235333154\/\">suing the Motown legend<\/a> for sexual assault used an old key to break into the couple\u2019s storage unit without permission on Nov. 22 and swipe property worth thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cAll of this is captured on security camera footage from the storage facility showing Jane Doe 4 stealing box after box of the Robinsons\u2019 personal belongings, loading the items into a car, and taking off with two accomplices,\u201d a new court filing obtained by <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> reads. \u201cAlthough the Robinsons may have once entrusted Jane Doe 4 with access to the storage unit during the time she worked with them, she no longer had any conceivable legal right to set foot in there \u2013 no less brazenly break in and steal from the Robinsons.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe Robinsons are seeking an emergency restraining order forcing the woman to surrender any remaining keys, return the allegedly pilfered property, and stay 100 yards away. They also plan to file a police report Tuesday, a source said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tJane Doe 4 worked for the Robinsons as a housekeeper, cook, and personal assistant for nearly two decades, starting in 2006. She was one of the four former domestic workers who sued the Robinsons for $50 million last May with claims of sexual harassment, rape, and creating a hostile work environment. The Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department Special Victims Bureau later confirmed it was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/smokey-robinson-criminal-investigation-los-angeles-sheriffs-1235340608\/\">investigating the claims<\/a>. The Robinsons denied the allegations and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/smokey-robinson-sues-accusers-defamation-elder-abuse-1235349416\/\">counter-sued the women<\/a> for defamation and elder abuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tLast month, the women\u2019s lawyers asked the court for permission to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/smokey-robinson-new-sexual-battery-accuser-1235468533\/\">add two more accusers<\/a> to the case, including a man who previously worked as a car detailing valet for Robinson. The man alleges Robinson subjected him to unwanted sexual overtures, the lawyers said. The Robinsons deny the new claims.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn a sworn declaration obtained by <em>Rolling Stone<\/em>, Francis Robinson said she learned of the alleged break-in when she visited AAA Self Storage in Chatsworth, Calif., on Monday to retrieve Christmas decorations. She claims an employee informed her that someone accessed her unit at noon on Nov. 22. \u201cI learned this because I was shown 40 minutes of security footage depicting Jane Doe 4 and two other individuals going to and from the storage unit,\u201d Francis says in her statement. \u201cAs Jane Doe worked with my family for approximately 19 years, until April 2024, I have no doubt that one of the three individuals in the security footage is, without question, Jane Doe 4.\u201d<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ editors-pick-module lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFrancis alleges the trio took multiple large- and medium-sized boxes from the unit, along with two five-foot Santa statues. She believes the former employee has other keys or access cards still in her possession, and now she\u2019s fearful the woman is \u201ccapable of even further or worse conduct,\u201d the filing states.<\/p>\n<section class=\"brands-most-popular \/\/ recirculation-modules trending-in-article lrv-u-margin-tb-2 lrv-u-border-a-2 u-box-shadow-5-5 lrv-u-padding-lr-1 a-span1 u-padding-b-1@tablet u-overflow-hidden\">\n<h2 id=\"section-heading\" class=\"c-heading larva  lrv-u-text-align-center u-border-color-black a-font-theme-primary-xxs lrv-u-color-black lrv-u-text-transform-uppercase u-letter-spacing-0063 lrv-u-padding-t-050 u-padding-b-0375@tablet lrv-u-padding-b-050@mobile-max lrv-u-border-b-2\">\n<p>\t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe plaintiffs\u2019 lawyers, John W. Harris and Herbert Hayden, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on Tuesday. They\u2019re due back in court Thursday for oral arguments requested by Los Angeles County Judge Kevin C. Brazile related to the Robinsons\u2019 requests for more time deposing Jane Doe 4. The Robinsons\u2019 lawyer, Christopher Frost, says in the new filings obtained by <em>Rolling Stone<\/em> that Jane Doe 4 is a \u201cpalpable threat\u201d to the Robinsons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\t\u201cAs absurd as this turn of events might seem, it is yet another example of how Jane Doe 4 and her group of accusers are motivated by greed \u2013 even the pettiest kind,\u201d Frost said in a statement Tuesday. \u201cBeyond absurdity, it is also alarming that she has retained and is exploiting access to the Robinsons\u2019 property, and we are taking swift action to ensure that that Jane Doe 4 and those assisting her cannot go near the Robinsons, a couple in their 70s and 80s, because there seem to be no limits on what they are willing to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/smokey-robinson-accuser-storage-unit-1235480864\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Smokey Robinson and his wife claim one of the Jane Doe accusers now suing the Motown legend for sexual assault used an old key&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":53488,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53487","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53487","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53487"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53487\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53488"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53487"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53487"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53487"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}