Bronx–Afrika Bambaataa and the Zulu Nation have yet to respond to a child sex trafficking lawsuit filed by an anonymous plaintiff on August 4, 2021. The plaintiff’s lawyer, Hugo Ortega, is now seeking to serve Lance Taylor, the absentee hip hop pioneer known as Bambaataa, by publication. If Judge Alicia Gerez grants this request, she will give Ortega specific orders such as placing the summons in a New York newspaper for 28 consecutive days. 

If Bambaataa ignores this latest service attempt, the attorney will seek the default judgment again. The anonymous plaintiff, John Doe, is seeking the maximum damages allowed under the Child Victims Act.

The Zulu Nation is currently preparing for its November anniversary and said in a previous statement, “This is a personal matter for Afrika Bambaataa and his lawyers to deal with…”

We will provide updates as they come in.

Stay tuned. Metropolis

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