At the time of the alleged assault, Liles worked as President of Def Jam and EVP of Island Def Jam, two positions he held from 1999 through 2004. Doe alleges that she started working at Def Jam as an executive assistant to the general manager around 1999 and that Liles began sexually harassing her with “derogatory and degrading comments based on her gender regarding her body and appearance.

Music mogul and Baltimore native Kevin Liles has been sued for an alleged 2002 sexual assault by a woman who claims to be a former Def Jam employee. The unidentified Jane Doe, who says she is a former executive assistant,