The best-selling author Neil Gaiman and his estranged wife were sued by a New Zealand woman who is seeking millions of dollars for alleged sexual abuse and human trafficking while she worked for them as a nanny and babysitter,

Neil Gaiman, the prolific author of 'The Sandman' and other works, was accused in a lawsuit Monday of violent sexual abuse of a babysitter.

A woman from New Zealand has filed three civil lawsuits against best-selling British author Neil Gaiman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, accusing Gaiman of repeatedly sexually assaulting her while she was working as the couple's babysitter and nanny.