Back in January, rapper T.I. and his wife, Tiny Harris, were sued by a woman accusing them of sexual assault. The lawsuit, filed by a woman using the pseudonym Jane Doe, alleges that the assault occurred in 2005.
According to court documents obtained by In Touch, T.I. (real name Clifford Harris) and Tiny have recently filed a motion to have the case dismissed. In Touch reports that the couple has vehemently denied the accusations made by the 22-year-old female member of the Air Force, which allegedly took place in a Los Angeles hotel room. The lawsuit includes claims of sexual battery, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
T.I. and Tiny’s motion to dismiss is based on the argument that the claims are time-barred due to the statute of limitations, which they assert expired over sixteen years ago. In addition to the statute of limitations defense, the couple also denies the alleged conduct ever occurred.
Their lawyer contends, “The facts as alleged, reflect that [Doe] voluntarily and consciously participated in the encounter up to the point when she said ‘no’ and removed herself from the bed with Defendants, who honored her expressed desire to leave the encounter, go to the bathroom, sit on a couch until the morning, and then leave.”
T.I. and Tiny have requested that the entire case be dismissed, but as of now, a judge has yet to rule on the matter.
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