: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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Jhaveri and the music business are named as defendants in a civil lawsuit filed last week by a Jane Doe and Father Doe that details similar allegations, according to the lawsuit complaint.
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Jane Doe 5 said in the request for judicial intervention filed on Sunday.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 2 Feb. 2026
These descriptions mirror the allegations that Jane Doe made in her 2016 lawsuit.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Testifying under a Jane Doe pseudonym at the Chicago trial in August 2022, Landfair willed herself to look directly at Kelly.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
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Angie Dimichele, Sun Sentinel, 4 Feb. 2026
Jane Doe 5 said in the request for judicial intervention filed on Sunday.
—Hallie Jackson, NBC news, 2 Feb. 2026
These descriptions mirror the allegations that Jane Doe made in her 2016 lawsuit.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 31 Jan. 2026
Testifying under a Jane Doe pseudonym at the Chicago trial in August 2022, Landfair willed herself to look directly at Kelly.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 31 Jan. 2026
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“Jane Doe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Jane%20Doe. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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Jane Doe
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: a woman who is a party to legal proceedings and whose true name is unknown or withheld
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