Over three dozen girls filed a joint lawsuit in opposition to alleged “serial sexual predator” James Toback on Monday for sexual misconduct.
In courtroom paperwork obtained by Page Six, the ladies declare the director “used his reputation, power and influence in the entertainment industry” to “lure young women through fraud, coercion, force and intimidation into compromising situations where he falsely imprisoned, sexually abused, assaulted, and/or battered them”.
Despite the alleged abuse spanning the final 38 years, the victims allege they’re solely talking out now as a consequence of his “explicit and implicit threats of black-listing them in the industry, physically harming them, and/or even killing them if they did not comply with and remain silent about the sexual abuse they endured”.
In truth, the disgraced director allegedly informed quite a few victims he had murdered earlier than and had ties to the mob in an effort to scare them.
The almost 90-page lawsuit additionally claims that Toback, 78, would make the ladies “act provocatively” and carry out sexual acts on him “to see if they were right for the alleged ‘role’” – that didn’t even exist.
The girls are additionally suing the Harvard Club of New York City for allegedly being complicit and permitting “Toback’s abuse to continue unchecked”.
“Toback repeatedly used his membership and affiliation with the Harvard Club of New York City to facilitate and carry out his abuse, luring his victims to the Harvard Club for meals and drinks and attacking them in the Harvard Club’s dining room, stairwells, bathrooms and hotel rooms,” the courtroom paperwork declare.
Toback was reportedly “allowed unfettered access in and around the Harvard Club” and regardless of a number of girls reporting the Pick-up Artist director, the membership allegedly did nothing about it.
A spokesman for Harvard Club informed The Daily Beast that Toback’s membership had been terminated again in 2017.
“Beyond that, the Harvard Club does not comment on pending litigation,” she informed the outlet.
However, when the director – who graduated from Harvard in 1966 – wasn’t utilizing the swanky membership, he allegedly assaulted his victims at different places round New York, together with his mom’s home.
Toback has been accused of sexual harassment and assault by over 300 girls in his lifetime, however has denied all earlier claims.
No legal professionals have been listed for Toback within the courtroom paperwork and a consultant for the director didn’t instantly reply to Daily Beast or Page Six’s request for remark.
Most just lately, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office determined to not prosecute the director in 2018 as a result of statute of limitations.
This new lawsuit comes after The Adult Survivor’s Act went into impact in New York State which permits for victims of sexual abuse to return ahead no matter when the alleged crime was dedicated.
This article initially appeared within the New York Post and was reproduced with permission
