T.I. and his wife Tiny are seeking to have a sexual assault and battery lawsuit against them dismissed. Earlier this year, the couple was sued for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 2005.
In January, a woman identified as Jane Doe filed a lawsuit accusing T.I. and Tiny of sexual battery, assault, negligence, and false imprisonment, among other charges. According to legal documents obtained by AllHipHop on Friday (July 5), the defendants are now challenging the validity of the civil complaint in a California court.
“The claims asserted in the Complaint are time-barred because the statute of limitations expired over sixteen years ago,” their attorneys argued. “Further, notwithstanding the fact that Defendants Clifford Harris (‘Mr. Harris’) and Tameka Harris (‘Mrs. Harris’) (collectively ‘Defendants’ or ‘Harrises’) deny that any of the alleged conduct even occurred, the Complaint fails to allege facts to sufficiently establish any of the claims alleged in the Complaint.”
“Accordingly, Defendants seek to dismiss all the claims in the Complaint for failure to state a claim upon which any relief can be granted. Because there is no possible remedy for these deficiencies, Defendants seek dismissal of this entire action.”
The couple is hoping to have the case dismissed with prejudice, meaning Jane Doe would be unable to refile the complaint if the motion is successful.
The lawsuit alleges that T.I. and Tiny met the plaintiff at a nightclub in Los Angeles while she was enlisted in the Air Force. The woman claims Tiny tampered with one of her drinks, leading her and two other girls to end up in a hotel room with the couple. She alleges that after showering and massaging T.I. while he watched porn, he penetrated her vagina with his toe despite her repeated objections.
“Are you alright? Looks like you’re in last place,” she claims he said to her after she went to the bathroom to vomit. The woman says she then passed out and was escorted out of the hotel room the following morning while still in “serious pain.”
Although the incident allegedly occurred almost two decades ago, the window to refile the lawsuit has been reopened under California’s Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act. T.I. and Tiny have vehemently denied all accusations, dismissing them as an extortion attempt.
