Jimmie Allen has been judged liable for sexually assaulting and secretly filming a woman in a Las Vegas hotel room in 2022.
The once-rising country star had formerly denied the accusations, but forfeited his right to defend them by flouting multiple court-imposed deadlines and orders in the lawsuit.
Billboard reported on the 18 August ruling in Tennessee federal court, which held the Best Shot singer liable by default for battery, assault, invasion of privacy and infliction of emotional distress.
The civil claims had been scheduled to go to trial this summer, but a pattern of disobedience by Allen and his lawyers earned them a premature judgment.
"The defendants throughout have failed to comply with case management discovery deadlines and even failed to comply with specific orders of this court," the judge wrote.
"For these reasons, the plaintiff's motion for sanctions and judgment against defendants Jimmie Allen and Aadyn's Dad Touring Inc. is granted."
Aadyn's Dad Touring is the company that employed Allen's bodyguard, Charles Hurd, who allegedly helped the singer pursue the anonymous woman at the centre of the case.
The plaintiff's lawyers can now put in a request for financial damages.
The case is one of two civil sexual assault lawsuits brought against Allen in 2023, derailing the singer's promising career after a run of No. 1 hits on Billboard's Country Airplay chart. He was subsequently dropped by his label, BBR Music Group, as well as his booking agency, publicist and management company.
