India, Feb. 28 -- Veteran music executive and hip-hop legend Kevin Liles has been hit with a new lawsuit, as a Jane Doe has accused him of sexually assaulting her at Def Jam, the record label owned by Universal Music Group, in the early 2000s.

According to docs reviewed by TMZ and Variety, the lawsuit named Universal Music and Def Jam as defendants alongside Liles, who significantly impacted the careers of artists like D'Angelo and Young Thug. Liles is believed to have been serving as President of Ded Jam and EVP of Island Def Jam (1994-2004) at the time of the alleged assault, while Jane Doe herself was an employee at the label. She claims to have started out as an executive assistant to the general manager around 1999.

The alleged sex...