The massage therapist suing James Dolan for sex trafficking must show she was coerced into a commercial sex act with something of value, judge rules
, the judge agreed with Dolan’s lawyers that plaintiff Kellye Croft’s first amended complaint, filed in April, is “devoid” of the necessary threshold allegations that Dolan coerced her into a commercial sex act with something of value, such as “promises of career support or advancement.” U.S. District Court Judge Percy Anderson gave Croft until July 8 to file a second amended complaint with enough facts to support a claim under the federal Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act.
If Croft successfully amends her complaint, the lawsuit will remain in federal court. However, if she and her lawyer, Douglas Wigdor, miss the court’s deadline to file a new version with a “viable federal claim” for sex trafficking, that claim would be dismissed with prejudice — meaning it can’t be filed again, the judge said.
Croft alleged that at the end of 2013, a company owned by the Eagles manager Irving Azoff flew her out to California to work for the Eagles and Frey during their residency at the Forum. “She later learned that she was working for both the Eagles and Dolan,” the lawsuit stated. Since the California-based band already had their own personal masseuses in L.A., Croft alleged she was brought in “for the purposes of engaging in unwanted sexual acts with Dolan.
“Weinstein then backed Ms. Croft onto the bed, forced her down, and forced her legs open,” her lawsuit claimed. “Standing between her legs, he undid his robe, and shoved his fingers inside of her, using his other hand to hold her down. He tried to force his penis inside of her, although he struggled to do so.”
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