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LOS ANGELES (CNS) - A woman who accuses Tommy Lee of sexually assaulting her during a 2003 helicopter ride will have to shore up all four causes of action in her lawsuit for the case to proceed, a judge ruled Monday.
In her lawsuit, the woman identified only as Jane Doe alleges the attack occurred during what she expected to be a sightseeing tour around San Diego. She maintains in her Los Angeles Superior Court complaint that Lee and the pilot consumed alcohol, marijuana and cocaine before the alleged attack.
In her lawsuit filed Dec. 19, Doe maintains she was "trapped with little mobility to leave the cockpit" and that the pilot watched as the Motley Crue drummer, now 61, allegedly assaulted her.
The lawsuit was brought under AB2777, the Sexual Abuse and Cover Up Accountability Act, which went into effect in January 2023 and extends the statute of limitations for civil actions alleging sexual assault occurring on or after a victim's 18th birthday. On Monday, Judge Holly J. Fujie said Doe's current case does not back up her allegations of sexual assault/battery, gender violence, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence with AB2777's requirement of a showing of a concerted effort to hide evidence of a sexual assault between the musician and his companies, Mayhem Touring Inc. or Tommy Lee Inc.
The judge gave Doe's attorneys 20 days to file an amended complaint and said she may dismiss it if the issues she raised are not adequately addressed.