A woman from New Zealand says in lawsuits that British author Neil Gaiman sexually assaulted her repeatedly when she worked as a babysitter and nanny for him and his wife.

Scarlett Pavlovich, who last month accused Neil Gaiman of a litany of disturbing sexual crimes, has filed suit against Gaiman and his estranged wife, Amanda Palmer. Made public earlier today, the suit accuses Gaiman of sexual abuse and Palmer of being aware of his “decades-long history of sexual misconduct” and failing to protect Pavlovich from him.

A woman who has publicly accused award-winning author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault has now sued him, alleging human trafficking as well as sexual assault and battery. In a federal civil lawsuit filed in Wisconsin and obtained by USA TODAY on Monday,

The Sandman creator Neil Gaiman has been hit with a new round of allegations, and they are every bit as disturbing as the initial

Neil Gaiman and his estranged wife Amanda Palmer were sued by Scarlett Pavlovich, a former nanny who claims Gaiman sexually assaulted her multiple times when she worked for the former couple in New Zealand.

Best-selling author Neil Gaiman, who wrote the novel American Gods and The Sandman comic book series, as well as the children's fantasy book Coraline, has previously strenuously denied allegations of sexual abuse.

Author Neil Gaiman is accused of human trafficking, sexual abuse, assault and rape in a lawsuit filed against him and estranged wife Amanda Palmer.

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

Scarlett Pavlovich filed a lawsuit in federal court against the author Neil Gaiman on human-trafficking charges under the Trafficking Victims Protection Act, a law intended to curtail the crime in the United States and abroad.

The suits brought by Scarlett Pavlovich come after Gaiman, 64, was recently accused in a New York Magazine cover story of sexually assaulting, abusing, and forcing at least eight women into sex

The lawsuit alleges several instances in which Gaiman violently raped a babysitter. The author has maintained that the sexual encounters were consensual.