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New lawsuit accuses Nick Carter of sexual assault in 2001 incident after Backdoor Boys concert
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Dec 12, 2022, 2:07:39 PM12/12/22
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2001-incident-after-backstreet-boys-concert-012643004.html
Nick Carter has been accused of raping a woman and infecting her with HPV,
when he was touring with the Backstreet Boys, in a new civil lawsuit. As a
result, ABC will no longer air the group's planned special, A Very
Backstreet Holiday, on Dec. 14.
Shannon "Shay" Ruth, now 39, alleges that Carter sexually assaulted her in
2001, when she was 17, after a concert in Tacoma, Wash. Ruth says that she
waited for an autograph, and Carter invited her onto the "I Want It That
Way" hitmakers's tour bus.
At a news conference Thursday with Ruth and her legal team, her lawyer
Mark J. Boskovich said that once his client and Carter were on the bus,
the star gave her "a funny-tasting beverage that he called VIP juice."
Carter then allegedly took her to the bathroom on the bus, "told her to
get on her knees" and "pulled down his pants and exposed his genitals,
ordering [Ruth] to perform sexual acts on him," the lawyer said. "Under
duress, she did as Carter instructed [her] and cried throughout the
ordeal."
The singer then allegedly took her to a bed in the back of the bus and
raped her as she cried.
Afterwards, Boskovich said, Ruth threatened to tell people what had
happened, and Carter grew angry, grabbed her and screamed at her, calling
her names. She recalled him telling her that no one would believe her if
she told her story, and she would go to jail.
Boskovich said his team had spoken to three other women claiming Carter
had both sexually assaulted and infected with the STD.
He noted that Ruth is on the autism spectrum and has a mild case of
cerebral palsy.
"Hello, my name is Shay," she said at the podium, "and the last 21 years
have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame and self-harm
that are a direct result of Nick Carter raping me. Even though I'm
autistic and live with cerebral palsy, I believe that nothing has affected
me more than or had a more lasting impact on my life than what Nick Carter
did and said to me."
Ruth said she suffers with issues of self-esteem and trust.
"My motivation for coming forward today and filing this lawsuit is to stop
Nick Carter from assaulting more teens and women," Ruth said. "I know now
that I wasn't the only woman Nick Carter did this to."
Carter denied the accusations through his attorney, Michael Holtz:
"This claim about an incident that supposedly took place more than 20
years ago is not only legally meritless but also entirely untrue," Holtz
said in a statement. "Unfortunately, for several years now, Ms. Ruth has
been manipulated into making false allegations about Nick — and those
allegations have changed repeatedly and materially over time. No one
should be fooled by a press stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic lawyer
— there is nothing to this claim whatsoever, which we have no doubt the
courts will quickly realize."
The lawsuit, filed in Nevada's Clark County, is seeking punitive and
compensatory damages.
In 2017, Dream singer Melissa Schuman accused Carter of having sexually
assaulted her in 2003. Carter said at the time that what had happened
between them was consensual, and the Los Angeles County District
Attorney's office declined to investigate whether the case warranted
charges, because the statute of limitations had passed.
After Ruth's allegations were made public on Thursday, ABC pulled A Very
Backstreet Holiday — the planned Backstreet Boys special featuring music
from the group's new album of the same name — that was scheduled to air
Dec. 14. The special will be replaced by comedy reruns.
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2001-incident-after-backstreet-boys-concert-012643004.html
Nick Carter has been accused of raping a woman and infecting her with HPV,
when he was touring with the Backstreet Boys, in a new civil lawsuit. As a
result, ABC will no longer air the group's planned special, A Very
Backstreet Holiday, on Dec. 14.
Shannon "Shay" Ruth, now 39, alleges that Carter sexually assaulted her in
2001, when she was 17, after a concert in Tacoma, Wash. Ruth says that she
waited for an autograph, and Carter invited her onto the "I Want It That
Way" hitmakers's tour bus.
At a news conference Thursday with Ruth and her legal team, her lawyer
Mark J. Boskovich said that once his client and Carter were on the bus,
the star gave her "a funny-tasting beverage that he called VIP juice."
Carter then allegedly took her to the bathroom on the bus, "told her to
get on her knees" and "pulled down his pants and exposed his genitals,
ordering [Ruth] to perform sexual acts on him," the lawyer said. "Under
duress, she did as Carter instructed [her] and cried throughout the
ordeal."
The singer then allegedly took her to a bed in the back of the bus and
raped her as she cried.
Afterwards, Boskovich said, Ruth threatened to tell people what had
happened, and Carter grew angry, grabbed her and screamed at her, calling
her names. She recalled him telling her that no one would believe her if
she told her story, and she would go to jail.
Boskovich said his team had spoken to three other women claiming Carter
had both sexually assaulted and infected with the STD.
He noted that Ruth is on the autism spectrum and has a mild case of
cerebral palsy.
"Hello, my name is Shay," she said at the podium, "and the last 21 years
have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame and self-harm
that are a direct result of Nick Carter raping me. Even though I'm
autistic and live with cerebral palsy, I believe that nothing has affected
me more than or had a more lasting impact on my life than what Nick Carter
did and said to me."
Ruth said she suffers with issues of self-esteem and trust.
"My motivation for coming forward today and filing this lawsuit is to stop
Nick Carter from assaulting more teens and women," Ruth said. "I know now
that I wasn't the only woman Nick Carter did this to."
Carter denied the accusations through his attorney, Michael Holtz:
"This claim about an incident that supposedly took place more than 20
years ago is not only legally meritless but also entirely untrue," Holtz
said in a statement. "Unfortunately, for several years now, Ms. Ruth has
been manipulated into making false allegations about Nick — and those
allegations have changed repeatedly and materially over time. No one
should be fooled by a press stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic lawyer
— there is nothing to this claim whatsoever, which we have no doubt the
courts will quickly realize."
The lawsuit, filed in Nevada's Clark County, is seeking punitive and
compensatory damages.
In 2017, Dream singer Melissa Schuman accused Carter of having sexually
assaulted her in 2003. Carter said at the time that what had happened
between them was consensual, and the Los Angeles County District
Attorney's office declined to investigate whether the case warranted
charges, because the statute of limitations had passed.
After Ruth's allegations were made public on Thursday, ABC pulled A Very
Backstreet Holiday — the planned Backstreet Boys special featuring music
from the group's new album of the same name — that was scheduled to air
Dec. 14. The special will be replaced by comedy reruns.
--
"LOCKDOWN", left-wing COVID fearmongering. 95% of COVID infections
recover with no after effects.
No collusion - Special Counsel Robert Swan Mueller III, March 2019.
Officially made Nancy Pelosi a two-time impeachment loser.
Donald J. Trump, cheated out of a second term by fraudulent "mail-in"
ballots. Report voter fraud: sf.n...@mail.house.gov
Thank you for cleaning up the disaster of the 2008-2017 Obama / Biden
fiasco, President Trump.
Under Barack Obama's leadership, the United States of America became the
The World According To Garp. Obama sold out heterosexuals for Hollywood
queer liberal democrat donors.
President Trump boosted the economy, reduced illegal invasions, appointed
dozens of judges and three SCOTUS justices.
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