"Jermaine Jackson has been ordered to pay $6.5 million to a woman he allegedly sexually assaulted in 1988. Rita Butler Barrett claimed in her suit that Jackson forced his way into her home and violently raped her, leaving once he was "satiated." Jackson failed to respond to the lawsuit."
"Barrett knew Jackson because her husband, Ben Barrett, worked for Motown founder Berry Gordy. She says she reported the assault to Gordy and accused him and others of hiding the incident for "the purpose of profit and preservation of reputation.""
"Although the assault allegedly took place in 1988, Barrett was able to file a lawsuit in 2023 thanks to the Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act, which provided a one-year window for survivors to file claims that otherwise would have fallen outside the statute of limitations if there was a cover-up."
"Whether or not there is a sequel is now also a matter for the courts, as a 1993 lawsuit settlement prohibits depiction of the child sexual-abuse accusations against Michael Jackson."
Jermaine Jackson was ordered to pay $6.5 million in a default judgment for an alleged sexual assault in 1988. Rita Butler Barrett claimed Jackson forced entry into her home and violently raped her, leaving after he was “satiated.” Jackson did not respond to the lawsuit. Barrett said she knew Jackson through her husband, Ben Barrett, who worked for Motown founder Berry Gordy. She reported the assault to Gordy and accused him and others of hiding it “for the purpose of profit and preservation of reputation.” Barrett filed in 2023 using the Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act, which created a one-year window for claims otherwise barred by the statute of limitations due to an alleged cover-up.
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