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IMAGE: A woman who wished to remain anonymous said she was raped by Mike Tyson in a limousine after meeting him at a nightclub in Albany, New York. Photo: Albero\/Getty Images<\/span><\/p>\n A woman has filed a $5 million lawsuit alleging former heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson raped her in the early 1990s.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n The woman, who requested anonymity, said she was raped by Tyson in a limousine after meeting him at a nightclub in Albany, New York, and suffered “physical, mental and emotional injuries.”<\/p>\n Tyson served three years in prison for raping beauty pageant contestant Desiree Washington in 1993.<\/p>\n The lawsuit was first reported by the Times Union of Albany.<\/p>\n In an affidavit, the woman said that after she boarded Tyson’s limousine, the boxer immediately began touching her and tried to kiss her.<\/p>\n “I repeatedly told him no and asked him to stop, but he kept attacking me. Then he took my pants off and violently raped me.”<\/p>\n The woman said she didn’t want to be identified as making her name public would “certainly pose a risk of further psychological harm, harassment, ridicule or personal shame.” rice field.<\/p>\n The woman’s attorney, Darren Seilback, said in a separate document that his firm did not simply accept the woman’s words, but investigated her claims and found them “very credible.” said.<\/p>\n Sailback further said it could not comment further on the matter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n