The Citizen (Gauteng)

Chris Brown and friend on rape rap

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A Los Angeles woman filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against Chris Brown and a fellow rapper, alleging she was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at Brown’s home during a drug and alcohol-fuelled party.

The woman, identified only as Jane Doe, said she was lured to the singer’s house after a concert at a nightclub on February 23, 2017, and was raped several times by Lowell Grissom, who performs under the name Young Lo. She also alleges another unidentifi­ed woman at the party forced her to perform oral sex. The assault was all the more gruesome, the lawsuit alleges, as the attacker – identified as Doe X – was menstruati­ng. “This is one of the most horrific cases involving alleged sexual assault I have seen,” Gloria Allred, a lawyer representi­ng the woman, said.

According to the lawsuit, after the concert, the plaintiff and her roommate went to an after-party where they met Grissom and Brown and their phones were taken. The plaintiff was told she could get her cell phone at Brown’s home, where the party was continuing.

“Our client alleges ... she was forced to go as she perceived she would only be able to retrieve her phone there,” Allred said.

The lawsuit says the 29-year-old rapper provided alcohol and drugs at his home and gave each female guest a capsule filled with white powder to take to have a “good time”. The plaintiff refused and when she was led to a bedroom where women were having sex with Grissom and Brown, she made it clear she did not want to engage in sexual activity, according to the document. It adds the plaintiff was subsequent­ly repeatedly raped by Grissom and assaulted by Doe X.

Brown and Grissom’s publicists could not be reached for comment. Los Angeles police said there was no investigat­ion involving Brown at this time. –

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