: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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With Liles on the offensive, lawyers for the Jane Doe are fighting back.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
The woman, identified anonymously as Jane Doe, was allegedly invited to the party by Combs' limousine driver.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Michele Evans filed suit against Sharpe in New York in 2023, nearly two years before another woman, suing under the name Jane Doe, accused Sharpe of raping her in a lawsuit filed in Nevada earlier this week.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In that action, the now 21-year-old Jane Doe claims the 56-year-old Sharpe raped her on two occasions in Las Vegas and repeatedly abused over the last year of their relationship.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 May 2025
The woman, identified anonymously as Jane Doe, was allegedly invited to the party by Combs' limousine driver.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 May 2025
Michele Evans filed suit against Sharpe in New York in 2023, nearly two years before another woman, suing under the name Jane Doe, accused Sharpe of raping her in a lawsuit filed in Nevada earlier this week.
—Liam Quinn, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025
In that action, the now 21-year-old Jane Doe claims the 56-year-old Sharpe raped her on two occasions in Las Vegas and repeatedly abused over the last year of their relationship.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 25 Apr. 2025
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Jane Doe
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: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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