Rick James’ rape accuser sues his estate for $50 million

A woman claims late R&B star Rick James violently raped her in upstate New York when she was just 15 — and is now suing his estate for $50 million, according to court documents.

The unidentified accuser says the “Super Freak” singer attacked her when he visited a youth detention home in Buffalo in 1979.

She says the star’s “violent rape” has left her suffering ongoing “physical, psychological and emotional injury,” leading to drink and drug abuse and “serious thoughts of suicide.”

The lawsuit was filed in Erie County Supreme Court on Thursday against the James Ambrose Johnson Jr. 1999 Trust. It was filed under the Child Victims Act, which opened a one-year litigation window for victims who were once blocked by the statute of limitations.

Her attorney, Darren Seilback, told the Buffalo News that the woman told someone about the alleged rape, but never reported it to police.

“More facts will come out as the case proceeds,” Seilback told the paper.

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1. The man is dead so he is not here to defend himself
2. Someone is out for $$$

luv4u said:

1. The man is dead so he is not here to defend himself
2. Someone is out for $$$

Yup and YUP. Utter b.s. Smh.

Hmmm, this is very interesting. Why? Because I used to work with a woman 30+ years ago who told me that her daughter knew Rick and she had heard through other woman that he was not a very nice person when it came to how he treats women. In fact, she alluded to something like this. It has been a very long time and I don't recall any real specifics, but this news does not surprise me.

Empress said:

Hmmm, this is very interesting. Why? Because I used to work with a woman 30+ years ago who told me that her daughter knew Rick and she had heard through other woman that he was not a very nice person when it came to how he treats women. In fact, she alluded to something like this. It has been a very long time and I don't recall any real specifics, but this news does not surprise me.

lool said:

Doesn't surprise me. Interesting to see how she's going to prove something that happened in 1979 that was never documented.

i'm a male.

Can i claim my dominating 3rd grade female teacher touched my junk???

50 million sounds so easy now!!!

lool said:

alphastreet said:

MotownSubdivision said:

alphastreet said:

What happened with mick jagger and led zeppelin?

Just the general stories of them having sex with underage girls back in their heyday. ... but nobody is jumping on the bandwagon asking for these people's heads and trying to scrub their legacies.

because Jagger is Jagger and Polanski isn't.

MotownSubdivision said:

TheFman said:

alphastreet said:

MotownSubdivision said:

RJP1205 said:

people gotta quit going after dead men...if you didn't make an accusation while they were alive, you're making yourself look bad by going after an estate. And if they are dead, their sins are in God's hands now. If you go after a dead man you aren't going for justice or to right the wrong, so to speak because there will never be justice to be had. You would appear to just be after $$$.

I totally agree Going after a dead person is shameful and wrong.

If he were alive today, I know exactly what he'd say.

Pokeno4Money said:

alphastreet said:

Pokeno4Money said:

If he were alive today, I know exactly what he'd say.

Haha he totally would!

Aftter hearing Super Freak I was melted buttah

luv4u said:

Aftter hearing Super Freak I was melted buttah

He looked better in glitter than Mariah.

luv4u said:

1. The man is dead so he is not here to defend himself
2. Someone is out for $$$

Well, just to play the other side, let's not dismiss her claim. Rick is known to be overly aggressive toward women in his life. It's on paper in sworn testimony. There's a responsibility we have to not give stars a pass on shit, and to believe the accuser until they are proven right or wrong. We have to err on their side first, until the truth comes out.

It's always going to have money involved. That's how you can impact people. You can't make them write 500 sentences of "I promise not to rape a girl every again" or something. People are impacted by money. Even in the military, when you are written up, your punishment can include taking HALF your paycheck for 2, 3, or 4 pay periods.

Rick was a drug user and a misogynist. He abused women, likely while high most times. If she has concrete proof, let's see it!

TrivialPursuit said:

Well, just to play the other side, let's not dismiss her claim. Rick is known to be overly aggressive toward women in his life. It's on paper in sworn testimony. There's a responsibility we have to not give stars a pass on shit, and to believe the accuser until they are proven right or wrong. We have to err on their side first, until the truth comes out.

It's always going to have money involved. That's how you can impact people. You can't make them write 500 sentences of "I promise not to rape a girl every again" or something. People are impacted by money. Even in the military, when you are written up, your punishment can include taking HALF your paycheck for 2, 3, or 4 pay periods.

Rick was a drug user and a misogynist. He abused women, likely while high most times. If she has concrete proof, let's see it!

That's a wellbalanced, reasonable approach ... I like it!

For me, a big factor would be ... why did it take so long for the alleged victim to come forward? If they just recently discovered new evidence, okay cool. If not, I would probably be more suspicious.

I didn't know that about the military, learned something new - thank you!