Mike Tyson, a former heavyweight boxing champion, is facing a $5 million lawsuit after being charged with raping a woman forcefully in a limo in the early 1990s.
The alleged victim said in an affidavit submitted in Albany County, New York, that she met Tyson at a club and was welcomed into his limousine.
She thought he was going to take her and someone else to a party. Before allegedly raping the victim, Tyson allegedly made an effort to kiss her while they were driving to the party, which she rejected.
“I met Mike Tyson in the early 1990s at a dance club called Septembers,” the affidavit read. “My friend and I were hanging out with him and his limousine driver. Tyson told us about a party and asked us to join him. My friend was going to drop off her car and Tyson said he would pick her up in the limousine.”
“He then pulled my pants off and violently raped me,” the lawsuit stated. “As a result of Tyson’s rape, I suffered and continue to suffer from physical, psychological, and emotional injury.”
The accusations were brought under the recently passed Adult Survivors Act in New York, which grants victims of sexual abuse a one-year window in which to bring claims that would otherwise be barred by the statute of limitations.
The unidentified victim is seeking $5 million in damages, as she has “been unable to maintain and/or develop healthy relationships with men or anyone in general” and has “experienced extreme emotional suffering including but not limited to nightmares, panic attacks and flashbacks.”
Back in February 1992, Tyson was convicted of rape in Indianapolis. He was sentenced to six years in prison and was released on parole after three years.