Cuba Gooding Jr. may have to rape millions of accusers due to ditching tribunal

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Since Cuba Gooding Jr. did not show up in court to defend himself against rape charges, he may have to pay his accuser $ 6 million.

An unidentified woman, who calls herself Jane Doe, accused Gooding Jr. of raping her in 2013 and filed a lawsuit against him last year. From the start of the case, the Boyz N The Hood the star ignored her court dates and made no effort to defend herself against the charges. Federal Judge Paul Crotty then issued a default judgment against him on July 29, ruling that he is responsible in the case due to his absences, Page Six reported.

“The defendant’s failure to appear in this case or respond to the complaint after being properly served indicates that his default was willful,” Crotty wrote according to The Hill.

If he doesn’t respond to the judge by September 7, Judge Crotty will make a ruling and there is a chance he can grant the alleged victim the $ 6 million she’s asking for.

According to the lawsuit, the woman and Gooding Jr. met in the VIP section of a Greenwich Village lounge in August 2013. She said she and Gooding Jr. then returned to her room at the Mercer Hotel where she accused him of having raped her.

There is no lawyer listed for the Jerry maguire star in court documents. However, he has attorneys, Peter Toumbekis and Mark Jay Heller, in his New York criminal case where he is accused of sexual abuse and groping. In 2020, Manhattan prosecutors claimed a total of 30 women came forward accusing him of sexual misconduct, CNN noted. The Oscar-winning actor has pleaded guilty to three counts of forced touching and three counts of third-degree sexual abuse. The charges stem from the accusations of three women regarding incidents that occurred from 2018 to 2019.