A judge dismissed a federal lawsuit filed by a woman who accused James Dolan of unwanted sex almost ten years ago, and also alleged he set up an encounter with disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
Kellye Croft filed her initial lawsuit in Los Angeles in January and alleged that Dolan repeatedly pressured her into sex in 2013 and 2014 and that Weinstein sexually assaulted her in a Beverly Hills hotel.
Croft said she was 27 years old and working as a licensed massage therapist when she met Dolan in 2013.
The current Knicks and Ranger owner was on tour with a rock band, the Eagles, because his band (JD & The Straight Shot) opened for the Eagles during the tour.
She alleged that Dolan pressured her into unwanted sexual intercourse and that in January 2014, Dolan helped arrange for her to travel to Los Angeles to join the tour – which she claimed constituted sex trafficking.
Croft issued a public statement when her lawsuit was filed and sought a jury trial and unspecified damages.
Attorneys for Dolan and Weinstein both filed subsequent motions to have the case dismissed.
U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson dismissed Croft’s claim of sex trafficking with prejudice, meaning it cannot be filed again.
However, her claims of sexual battery against Dolan, sexual assault by Weinstein and aiding and abetting of sexual assault by Dolan were dismissed without prejudice, so Croft could file those claims again.
“We are very pleased with the dismissal of the lawsuit, which was a malicious attempt to assert horrific allegations by an attorney who subverts the legal system for personal gain – this also happens to be the same attorney in the Charles Oakley case,” a Dolan spokesperson told Yahoo Sports.
The Oakley case is from an incident where the former Knicks player was ejected from Madison Square Garden in 2017 and is still ongoing.
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