Woman Accuses Cuba Gooding Jr. Of Luring Her To A Hotel & Anally Raping Her In New Lawsuit

Another woman has come forward with sexual assault allegations against Radio actor Cuba Gooding Jr.

On Tuesday, the woman identified as Jane Doe in the court docs filed a lawsuit in New York, alleging that Gooding raped her after she and a friend met him on August 24th, 2013, at a Greenwich Village restaurant. The woman claims that she and her friend went into the VIP area where the actor introduced himself and then invited the women over to his table, according to her Manhattan Federal Court lawsuit. Once they went to sit with Gooding and his entourage, he then invited them to continue the party at The Mercer hotel. Gooding then left the table, and another man, “who appeared to be a security guard,” approached the table to let Jane Doe know that Gooding had requested that she meet him outside in a cab.

Jane Doe checked with her friend before leaving, who informed her that she would meet them separately at the Mercer. Once their cab arrived at the hotel, Gooding instructed her to use the side entrance to “avoid the paparazzi” before they reunited in the lobby. Gooding told Jane Doe that he needed to change clothes to which she replied that she would wait for him downstairs. But she says she was persuaded by Gooding, who told her that he wouldn’t take long. Once the two arrived at his fifth-floor hotel room, Jane Doe reminded him that her friend was on the way “in an effort to suggest that they leave to head back down soon and politely convey that she did not have any interest in staying in his room.” However, Gooding turned on music and blocked the door. He proceeded to undress. Once the woman protested that she needed to leave to meet her girlfriend, Gooding “blocked her from the door and pushed her onto the bed.” That is when the woman alleges that the rape began.

According to court papers, Gooding was nude at that point and began to “forcibly and without consent put one hand in her halter top to touch Plaintiff’s breasts and one hand up her dress” despite her pleading with him to stop. Gooding allegedly ignored the woman’s pleas and touched her genitals before becoming more “physically aggressive,” ultimately vaginally raping her without a condom. After he ejaculated, the woman attempted to escape by crawling off of the bed. However, Gooding emerged from the bathroom and proceeded to rape her anally. Once he fell asleep, the woman went into the bathroom before escaping out of the door when she heard him wake up.
She made it downstairs only to find that her friend was not there but still dining at the restaurant where they initially met Gooding. Jane Doe returned to Greenwich before going home.

Her lawsuit is just the latest allegation against the defamed actor. Thirty women have now come forward so far with sexual misconduct claims against him. He is currently fighting a criminal groping case in Manhattan criminal court.

Gooding’s attorney, Mark Heller, denies that his client raped the woman.

“The allegations are completely false and perjurious,” Heller told Vulture. “The incident never took place, and did not give rise to any criminal complaint seven years back, when it purportedly took place.”