Mike Tyson sued for $5M for allegedly raping New York woman in early 1990s

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A woman has accused boxing legend Mike Tyson of violently raping her inside a limo after the two met at a popular Albany nightclub in the early 1990s.

The anonymous plaintiff, who is seeking $5 million in damages, alleges in her complaint filed in Albany this month that she has suffered “physical, psychological and emotional injury” over the years as a result of the rape.

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The woman’s affidavit, obtained by The Post, does not provide an exact date of the alleged assault, but only says it occurred in the early 1990s — around the same time as 18-year-old beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington. Said the former heavyweight champion raped her in Indianapolis.

Tyson, 56, was convicted of rape in Washington on February 10, 1992, and served three years in prison. He has maintained his innocence in that case.

The anonymous plaintiff is seeking $5 million in damages from Tyson.

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The legal action in upstate New York was filed under the state’s recently adopted Adult Survivors Act, which gives sexual assault victims one year to file lawsuits over assaults that occurred years or decades ago.

Mike Tyson is accused of violently raping a woman inside a limo in the early 1990s.

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The alleged victim said in her affidavit that she fled from Tyson at a local hotspot called “Septembers” and got into his limo after the latter offered to pick up her friend and drive them both to a party. . She claimed that the boxer immediately started touching her and tried to kiss her.

The woman said, “I dissuaded him several times and asked him to stop, but he continued to attack me.” “He then took off my pants and violently raped me.”

Tyson had previously been convicted of raping Desiree Washington and served three years in prison.

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The document does not say whether Tyson’s driver was inside the vehicle or whether the limo was parked or moving at the time of the alleged rape.

The woman is seeking to maintain her anonymity because, she said, publication of her name “would certainly pose a risk of further mental harm, harassment, ridicule or personal embarrassment to me.”

In a separate filing, Darren Selbach, an attorney for the plaintiffs, said his office didn’t just take the woman at her word but thoroughly investigated her allegations and determined they were “highly credible.”

Tyson achieved worldwide fame as the undisputed world heavyweight champion from 1987 to 1990, but his life outside the ring has been troubled and troubled by numerous controversies and his struggles with addiction.

Tyson’s first ex-wife, actress Robin Givens, said in divorce papers that their brief marriage in the late 1980s was characterized by an “unprovoked rage of violence and destruction”.

His second wife, Monica Turner, filed for divorce from the athlete in 2002, accusing him of adultery during their six-year marriage.

Tyson married his third wife, Monica Spicer, 44, in 2009, shortly after his release from prison for fraud. The couple has two children together, and Tyson also has five grown children from his previous relationships.

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