Lawsuit Against Cash Money Records Alleges Liability in Sexual Assault

A College Park woman claims a record company is responsible for a violent attack that took place inside a studio bathroom.

Two of the biggest names in the hip hop recording business are in Atlanta this week to answer to the charges.

Nicole Westmoreland claims she was supposed to be given an opportunity to make a business presentation, but instead she says she was "exposed to illegal drugs and explicit sexual activity" before the act took place.

She identified Alfred Cleveland as the man who committed the assault.

Cleveland is serving time in prison for the attack. At one time, Cleveland was allegedly and associate of Cash Money Records moguls Ronald and Brian “Baby” Williams.

Westmoreland is suing to hold the record company liable in the assault. The Williams brothers had no involvement in the physical assault.

Cash Money’s artists include Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj and others considered top shelf talent.

Westmoreland claims Brian Williams invited her to the studio to make a presentation for his employees. She says Williams left her in a lounge area. She said Cleveland assaulted her when she went to a restroom.

Westmoreland claims she was offered $100,000 not to go to police, which she refused. She said the company threatened her life if she refused to drop the case.

“That if I didn’t drop it that they were going to kill me,” said Westmoreland in court on Tuesday.

Record company lawyer Jim Cox refuted that claim. The defense denies that Cleveland was an employee of that company; they claim he was a friend.

“I believe that Brian Williams and Ronald Williams had to know that the rapist was dangerous,” Westmoreland testified.

Westmoreland said the incident has forced her to seek treatment at a mental hospital after feeling suicidal. She is seeking unspecified damages.