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In a brand new lawsuit, first reported by TMZ, Nick Carter has been accused of raping a 17 yr previous after a 2001 Backstreet Boys live performance.
On Thursday, Shannon Ruth filed a sexual battery lawsuit towards Carter in Clark County District Court docket in Las Vegas. In it, she claims Carter invited her onto the Backstreet Boys’ tour bus after a live performance in Tacoma, Washington when she was 17 and he was 21. Carter allegedly requested Ruth, who has autism and cerebral palsy, if she wished a drink, and when she requested for apple juice, he as an alternative gave her cranberry, calling it “VIP juice.” Ruth believes it was combined with alcohol.
After that, Ruth claims Carter led her to the tour bus lavatory and instructed her to carry out oral intercourse earlier than assaulting her additional. Based on the lawsuit, Carter known as her a “retarded little bitch” and mentioned nobody would consider her if she got here ahead concerning the incident. Ruth says she was a virgin on the time and contracted HPV after the assault. She is now in search of damages.
In an announcement, Michael Holtz, an lawyer for Carter, known as the allegations “legally meritless” and “fully unfaithful.” Holtz additionally mentioned the lady has “been manipulated into making false allegations about Nick — and people allegations have modified repeatedly and materially over time.”
In gentle of the lawsuit, ABC has pulled a beforehand scheduled Backstreet Boys vacation particular set to air subsequent Wednesday, December 14th.
Carter has been accused of sexual assault earlier than. In 2017, Melissa Schuman, former member of the pop band Dream, mentioned the singer compelled her to have intercourse “towards my will” when he was 22 and she or he was 18. Carter additionally denied these allegations.
Final month, Carter’s youthful brother, Aaron, was discovered useless on the age of 34.
