Smokey Robinson‘s firing back at the women accusing him of sexual assault with a lawsuit of his own … claiming he and his wife, Frances, always treated employees with respect — and, the 4 people suing them are simply trying to shake them down.

The singer-songwriter and his wife filed a cross-complaint against the four Jane Does, according to their attorney, and in the suit… they say Smokey not only didn’t abuse any of these women — but, instead treated them like “extended family.”

Smokey and his legal team point to gifts they claim he and his wife gave to these women over the years … including concert tickets, money for dental procedures and more.

Robinson includes exhibits of alleged texts showing the close relationships he had with employees … with one appearing to show an invite to an employee’s son’s graduation dinner. Another shows a sweet text allegedly sent by a plaintiff to Smokey.

Another photo shows Frances on vacation in Cabo with one of the alleged accusers for the accuser’s birthday … a vacation Robinson claims he and his wife paid for.

Smokey and his wife are also claiming these women “had the ideal access to take advantage of them” … alleging they knew where the valuables were hidden.

The Robinsons are suing for defamation, financial elder abuse, emotional distress, invasion of privacy, civil conspiracy and more.

In a separate legal filing, Smokey’s asking that the Jane Does be identified publicly … claiming their legal team has turned the proceedings into a media circus, so they can’t demand anonymity now.

We broke the story … four anonymous women sued Smokey for sexual battery, assault, false imprisonment and gender violence. They’re seeking at least $50 million in damages.

These women later went to the police to file police reports against Smokey. Robinson consistently denied any wrongdoing in this case, calling it a shakedown.