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NJ rapper raped former radio show host in Brooklyn hotel: lawsuit

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Gugliara, S. (2026, September 26). NJ rapper raped former radio show host in Brooklyn hotel: lawsuit. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/09/26/us-news/nj-rapper-allegedly-raped-former-radio-show-host-in-brooklyn-hotel-lawsuit/

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New York Post · collected 2026-09-26 · by Sonya Gugliara
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Domonique Hayes, a former radio host, has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey rapper Keyon Hart, also known as Snake IIz, alleging he raped her while she was drunk in a Coney Island hotel room on July 4, 2025. According to the complaint, despite her repeated protests and pleas for him to stop, Hart continued the assault and later intimidated her by claiming to have a gun and threatening her. The lawsuit details Hayes’s professional relationship with Hart dating back to 2016 and alleges that he exploited their friendship without offering any reciprocal benefits.
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Domonique Hayes, a 40-year-old former radio show host, has filed a lawsuit against Keyon Hart, also known as Snake IIz and a member of the hip-hop group M.O.P.'s "First Family," alleging that he raped her on July 4, 2025, at a hotel in Coney Island, Brooklyn. According to Hayes's complaint, she was drunk and barely conscious when Hart sexually assaulted her despite her repeated requests for him to stop. The lawsuit also alleges that Hart attempted to intimidate her by claiming he had a gun and calling himself a "pimp." After confronting Hart about the incident several days later, he allegedly apologized but then denied it ever happened, suggesting she was regretful rather than a victim of rape. Hart denies all allegations, stating they are false.

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Coney Island Instagram M.O.P. Manhattan Supreme Court New Jersey

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Hart PERSON · 12× Hayes PERSON · 6× Instagram ORG · 2× The Post ORG · 2× Coney Island GPE · 1× Domonique Hayes PERSON · 1× Keyon Hart PERSON · 1× Manhattan Supreme Court ORG · 1× New Jersey GPE · 1× Snake IIz PERSON · 1×

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When she confronted Hart — a member of the 90s hip-hop duo M.O.P.’s crew called the “First Family” — a few days later, he apologized but then gaslighted her by saying she was not raped but simply regretted having sex after the fact, the suit alleges.
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A former radio host has accused a New Jersey rapper of raping her while was she drunk and barely conscious inside a Coney Island hotel room, according to a shocking lawsuit. uncertain
she → accuse → lawsuit
Domonique Hayes, 40, claims Keyon Hart, 45, who goes by Snake IIz, ignored her repeated pleas to stop as he sexually assaulted her on July 4, 2025. uncertain
he → claim → July
He then tried intimidating her by bragging about having a gun and claiming he was a “pimp,” according to the Sept. 11 complaint filed in Manhattan Supreme Court. uncertain
he → try → Court
When she confronted Hart — a member of the 90s hip-hop duo M.O.P.’s crew called the “First Family” — a few days later, he apologized but then gaslighted her by saying she was not raped but simply regretted having sex after the fact, the suit alleges. asserted
suit → confront → fact
“I’m sorry . . . the alcohol got the best of me,” he allegedly wrote in since-deleted Instagram messages, the complaint claims. uncertain
complaint → ’m → messages
“I deny all of it to be completely honest,” Hart told The Post. asserted
Hart → deny → Post
“None of its true, she’s a liar.” asserted
she → ’ → its
He claimed there are messages between them after the encounter in which Hayes allegedly said: “All I can think about is having sex with you.” uncertain
I → claim → you
He did not provide those messages to The Post. asserted
He → provide → Post
His lawyer, Rene Myatt, declined to comment. asserted
lawyer → decline → ?
Hart boasts features with Tupac Shakur and collaborations with Wu-Tang-linked Killah Priest. asserted
Hart → boast → Priest
The underground rapper’s most popular songs include “Sick” featuring Redrum781, “Boom!” featuring Fred the Godson and “Get Em” with Lil’ Fame. asserted
songs → include → Fame
He has more than 70,000 followers on Instagram. asserted
He → have → Instagram
Hayes said she has known Hart for years, first connecting with him professionally in 2016 when she interviewed him about his music for her web-based radio show, PrettygirlsXXX on BlogTalkRadio, in Florida. asserted
she → say → Florida
He and Hayes met again in 2019 after she moved to New York and the pair became friends, according to the lawsuit. uncertain
pair → meet → lawsuit
Hart allegedly kept her in his circle by promising song collaborations that never materialized and having her model for his clothing brand, Soldi Sporchi — for which she claims she was never paid. uncertain
she → keep → which
On the day of the alleged rape, Hayes, Hart and his friends — including the M.O.P. duo’s Lil’ Fame — had been celebrating the Fourth of July and Hart’s birthday on the Coney Island boardwalk. asserted
Hayes → allege → boardwalk
Eventually, the party fizzled out and Hayes and Hart went to his room at the nearby Best Western Hotel, according to the complaint. uncertain
Hayes → fizzle → complaint
“[She] felt comfortable going back to Mr. Hart’s room to rest because he had previously stayed at her home in Queens,” the filing alleges. asserted
filing → feel → Queens
During those stays, Hart never tried “anything sexual or inappropriate.” asserted
Hart → try → anything
The woman said she had already spent the day drinking, but had a few more drinks while they hung out at the hotel and watched fireworks at around 1 a.m. She began feeling “woozy,” and having “trouble keeping her eyes open,” the filing claims. uncertain
filing → say → eyes
It was at that point that Hart pulled down her pants and pressed his groin into her backside, according to the complaint. uncertain
Hart → pull → complaint
She pulled them back up and allegedly told him, “I’m not doing that with you. uncertain
I → pull → you
” But he allegedly pulled them down a second time a few minutes later, as she was blacking out, the filing claims. uncertain
filing → pull → them
From that point on, she was “in and out of consciousness,” according to the lawsuit. uncertain
she → accord → lawsuit
She allegedly recalled him forcibly kissing, performing oral sex and penetrating her. uncertain
him → recall → her
The accuser — who never reported the alleged attack to police — is demanding unspecified damages, along with compensation for the modeling she did for Hart. asserted
she → report → Hart
“We stand with our client Ms. Hayes and with all women who have been abused. asserted
who → stand → women
For far too long, men have used promises of work or success to lure women into vulnerable situations where they can exploit them sexually,” her lawyer Lawrence Pearson told The Post. asserted
lawyer → use → Post
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