According to The New York Times, a lawyer named Tyrone A. Blackburn is asking authorities in California and Georgia to investigate multiple sexual abuse and sexual assault allegations made against rapper TI and his wife, Tameka “Tiny” Harris. Some of the allegations hit social media in January (through Complex), including allegations that they threatened at least one person at gunpoint, with TI and Harris eventually responding with a statement “emphatically” denying the “blatant allegations”.
Blackburn has collected several allegations unknown women, including what the Times report describes as “Two cases of rape,” with the lawyer saying the claims span more than a decade and are “eerily similar.” He says none of the women know each other, but The New York Times says they include “a military veteran, a former friend turned assistant, an exotic dancer, and a teen intern at TI’s studio and record label, Grand Hustle.” The times spoke to five involved women who said they had been ‘drugged, raped, or sexually assaulted’ by TI and Harris or ‘those in their jobs’, and the paper also spoke to ‘multiple individuals’ who said the accusers told them about these events They reportedly happened “shortly thereafter, and also” viewed messages or photos that supported their timeline of events. ” The New York Times story contains details on all of these allegations, which indeed follow a similar pattern.
Meanwhile, a lawyer for TI and Harris reiterates that they deny the charges, adding that they fully expect “no charges will be brought” if police in California or Georgia decide to open an investigation. The lawyer also says the charges are “the continuation of a nasty shakedown campaign” that started on social media and “now tries to manipulate the press and abuse the justice system.”