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Iconic 80s singer’s son accused of sexual assault in shockingly graphic allegations-Brooke Ivey Johnson-Entertainment – Metro
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Cyndi Lauper’s son Declyn has been accused of sexual assault (Picture: Getty Images)
Declyn Lauper, son of pop icon Cyndi Lauper, finds himself embroiled in serious legal trouble once again.
An anonymous woman has filed a civil lawsuit against Declyn, also known as Dex, accusing him of a sexual assault that allegedly happened four years ago.
The lawsuit, obtained by The Mirror, alleges that the 26 year old ‘negligently, wantonly, recklessly, intentionally, and knowingly sought to and did sexually assault and sexually abuse Plaintiff,’ citing a violation of New York City’s Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Law.
This is not the first time Lauper’s son has faced legal trouble. Declyn, who the Girls Just Want To Have Fun singer shares with her husband, David Thornton, was arrested in connection with a shooting in New York earlier this year.
He was also taken into police custody in 2022 when he was found inside a stolen car.
Now, Declyn is facing perhaps his most serious accusation yet. The accuser claims that after going over to Declan’s apartment, he took away her cell phone, held her down, and tried to force her to perform a sexual act.
Declyn is Cyndi Lauper’s only child (Picture: Getty Images)
Declyn has previously been in legal trouble, including in connection to a shooting earlier this year (Picture: Getty Images)
The plaintiff, ‘repeatedly told Mr. Lauper to let her get up because he was too strong, but he refused,’ the suit specifies.
It continues, saying that Declyn allegedly: ‘forcibly smother[ed] his genitals over Jane Doe’s mouth, as Jane Doe warned him that she would bite him’ and placed her teeth there, the lawsuit states.
She further alleges that he verbally abused her with slurs after the physical assault.
Cyndi Lauper has been an iconic pop singer since the 80s (Picture: Chris Walter/WireImage)
Afterwards, Declyn tried to apologise while she waited for a car to pick her up. Despite his attempts to contact her afterward, the plaintiff never saw him again.
‘The emotional and psychological damage to Jane Doe from the attack cannot be overstated: it has been profound and lasting,’ states the lawsuit, reportedly.
Who to call if you need help
For emotional support you can call the National Domestic Violence Hotline, run by Refuge and Women’s Aid, on 0808 2000 247.
If you are in an LGBT relationship you can also call the helpline run by Broken Rainbow and Galop UK, on 0800 9995428.
Male victims can call also the Men’s Advice Line on 0808 801 0327.
The plaintiff also spoke to the New York Post, expressing her fear and distress: ‘After the assault, that’s when I went into a panic. I felt like my life was really in danger at that point.’
The plaintiff is a 28-year-old insurance broker who had been dating Declyn for approximately nine months, beginning in February 2020, at the time of the assault according to the Post.
Lauper had Declyn with husband David Thornton in 1997 (Picture: Moises De Pena/FilmMagic)
She is seeking compensatory damages for physical injuries, emotional distress, humiliation, and more, as well as punitive damages to deter Declyn from future misconduct.
Currently, Declyn is also facing a lawsuit from his landlord over a rent-stabilized apartment in New York. Reportedly, Declyn’s landlord has listed numerous alleged breaches of the lease, including aggressive yelling and threats of bodily harm emanating from Declyn’s unit, as well as a significant sum of unpaid rent.
The landlord claims that Declyn continued to occupy the apartment after his lease expired and is seeking his eviction along with other residents.
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