SOMERVILLE. New Jersey. May 4: Former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson answered .questions under oath Wednesday about accusations that he sexually assaulted his ex-wife's former publicist In 1988. reports AP.

Tyson gave a deposition at attorney Richard Schachter's office. Schachter and his colleague John Trombadore are handling Tyson s case in New Jersey. Tyson spent about 4 1/2 hours in Schachter's office and made no public comments

The woman who field the lawsuit. Phyliss Polaner of West Orange, gave her deposition earlier this week. Trombadore said.

Polaner filed the lawsuit on Aug 17. 1990, in Newark, but before any action could be taken on the case. Tyson was convicted in 1992 of sexually assaulting Desiree Washington and sentenced to three years in prison.

The casq was reactivated after Tyson was released from an Indiana prison March 25 said Howard Brechner Polaner's attorney.

A tentative trial date of June 12 has been set to hear the lawsuit in Superior Court In Newark.

Polaner, a former publicist for Tysons ex-wife. Robin Givens, says in her lawsuit that Tyson sexually assaulted her. beat her and threatened to kill Iter at different times during 1988