The Motown legend has denied the allegations and his lawyer welcomed the probe "because exposure to the truth is a powerful thing".

Motown singing legend Smokey Robinson is being investigated by the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, a week after being sued by four former housekeepers for alleged sexual assault, false imprisonment,

Motown legend Smokey Robinson is alleged to have raped four housekeepers who worked for him over the past 20 years. His wife is alleged to have covered it up.