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A sexual assault allegation was made against Motown legend Smokey Robinson in but no charges were filed because of insufficient evidence the Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office noted The decade-old allegation which was presented to the prosecutor s office by the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department is not connected to a latest civil suit that accuses Robinson of sexual assault attorneys for the plaintiffs in that matter explained Robinson has not been charged with any crime and has denied any misconduct The celebrity news website TMZ was first to review the inspection Friday We discovered that our office was presented with a sexual assault allegation against Mr Robinson in by the Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department the district attorney s office explained in a report Friday In that matter a declination of charges was made based on insufficient evidence the district attorney s office stated We are not able to provide further information at this time because of an ongoing law enforcement inspection Music Musicians May Smokey Robinson is under criminal inspection after housekeepers accuse him of sexual assault Crime and Courts May Bizarre theatrics' Attorney for Smokey Robinson responds to lawsuit against singer The Los Angeles County Sheriff s Department verified that it conducted an research and that no charges were ever filed Due to the confidential nature of the assessment we cannot provide more information the sheriff s department declared in a report Friday Earlier this month Robinson was sued by four former housekeepers who have accused the You ve Really Got a Hold on Me singer of sexual assault The suit which seeks at least million also names Robinson s wife and accused her of knowing about the accusations Robinson has denied the proposes and this week countersued the four women and their attorneys alleging defamation and seeking at least million Attorney Christopher Frost who is representing Robinson and his wife commented his client maintains his innocence One unfortunate aspect of celebrity is that it is not uncommon to be the target of spurious and unsubstantiated assertions Frost revealed Mr Robinson looks forward to the conclusion of the current research and has no doubt that a similar determination will be reached here Attorneys for the women suing Robinson noted Friday that the declination of the criminal scenario in only means there was a lack of evidence The person who made the allegation in is not any of the four women who are suing Robinson according to the attorneys John Harris and Herbert Hayden The announcement circulated by the Los Angeles County District Attorney s Office confirms that charges were not filed against Mr Robinson due to insufficient evidence not because the indicates lacked merit Harris and Hayden disclosed This underscores the substantial challenges casualties face when reporting incidents of sexual assault particularly when the alleged perpetrator is a powerful and well-known figure they reported On May NBC News announced that Robinson is under criminal analysis citing a law enforcement source that it did not name Robinson is an iconic American soul singer who has had a star-studded career spanning more than years The recording producing and songwriting legend was a pioneer for Motown Records founding the vocal group the Miracles in the s and later releasing albums as a solo artist and working as a record executive for the label He was inducted into the Rock Roll Hall of Fame in This story first appeared on NBCNews com More from NBC News Trump throws another punch at Harvard demands more social media vetting of visa applicants Severe storms with tornadoes hit the South while the West braces for dangerous heat A third person has been arrested in the death of a Super Bowl reporter in New Orleans