Los Angeles – A Los Angeles court has ordered Jermaine Jackson to pay $6.5 million in compensatory damages and legal costs after he failed to respond to a sexual assault lawsuit filed by Rita Barrett. The complaint, submitted in December 2023, alleged that Jackson violently sexually assaulted Barrett in the spring of 1988 after forcing his way into her home. Barrett, who said she knew Jackson through personal and professional connections involving her husband, Ben Barrett, and Motown founder Berry Gordy, told the court she feared for her life during the encounter and that Jackson left only after he felt satisfied. Los Angeles – Court documents state that Barrett reported the alleged assault to Gordy, Jackson’s then brother-in-law, shortly after it occurred, and the lawsuit accused Gordy of withholding and concealing the information to protect Jackson’s public image and financial interests. Barrett’s legal team argued that this amounted to a cover-up and said she suffered severe emotional, physical, and psychological injuries, including humiliation, guilt, permanent emotional distress, and a loss of financial capacity. Because Jackson did not acknowledge or legally answer the court summons, the judge issued a default judgment binding him to the $6.5 million award. Jackson, who was married to Hazel Gordy until 1987, has not issued a public statement on the ruling or the allegations.
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यह मामला यौन हिंसा के खिलाफ आवाज़ उठाने के महत्व को दर्शाता है, भले ही अपराधी की स्थिति कुछ भी हो। यह एक अनुस्मारक है कि कोई भी कानून से ऊपर नहीं है। यदि आप या आप किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति को जानते हैं जो पीड़ित है, तो कानूनी सलाह लेने पर विचार करें।
न्याय में देरी हो सकती है, पर न्याय को रोका नहीं जा सकता। बैरेट के दृढ़ संकल्प के कारण जैक्सन के खिलाफ 6.5 मिलियन डॉलर का फैसला आया। यह जानना महत्वपूर्ण है कि अदालत के समन को अनदेखा करने से डिफ़ॉल्ट निर्णय हो सकते हैं। इसे किसी ऐसे व्यक्ति के साथ साझा करें जो न्याय और व्यक्तिगत साहस को महत्व देता है।
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