Nick Carter accused of raping 17-year-old throughout 2001 Backstreet Boys tour – Nationwide

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A brand new lawsuit has accused Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter of raping a 17-year-old lady on a tour bus in the course of the boy band’s 2001 Black & Blue live performance tour.

The authorized submitting, which was first reported by TMZ, comes from Shannon “Shay” Ruth, who claims Carter, now 42, invited her onto a tour bus after a live performance in Tacoma, Wash., when she was a minor.

Ruth alleges Carter provided her what he known as “VIP juice” — which she says tasted alcoholic — earlier than he led her to a rest room and compelled her to carry out oral intercourse. Within the lawsuit, Ruth stated she was a virgin and cried all through.

She claims Carter then “pushed” her onto a mattress and raped her as she “begged him to cease.”

Via his personal lawyer, Carter vehemently denied Ruth’s allegations in an announcement. He stated the claims are “not solely legally meritless but additionally completely unfaithful.”

“Sadly, for a number of years now, Ms. Ruth has been manipulated into making false allegations about Nick — and people allegations have modified repeatedly and materially over time,” wrote Carter’s lawyer Michael Holtz.

“Nobody needs to be fooled by a press stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic lawyer — there may be nothing to this declare in anyway, which we now have little question the courts will rapidly notice.”

Ruth, who lives with autism and cerebral palsy, stated Carter known as her a “r——d little bi—h” when she threatened to report him in 2001.

At a press convention on Thursday, Ruth claimed “Carter tried to scare me into silence.” Via tears, Ruth stated Carter advised her that “he’d flip folks in opposition to me as a result of he was Nick Carter and had the facility to wreck my life.”

“The final 21 years have been crammed with ache, confusion, frustration, disgrace, and self-harm which might be a direct results of Nick Carter raping me,” Ruth stated. “Though I’m autistic and stay with cerebral palsy, I imagine nothing has affected me extra … than what Nick Carter did to me.”

On the press convention, Ruth stated Carter shouldn’t be excused for his alleged crime as a result of he’s a star.

The lawsuit additionally consists of allegations from three different girls, who’re all recognized solely as Jane Doe.

The allegations from the Jane Does are just like Ruth’s; Jane Doe 1 alleges Carter abused her in 2003. Jane Doe 3 claims Carter abused her at a Florida home get together in 2006. Each Ruth and Jane Doe 2 (who was 15 on the time) allege they contracted HPV from Carter after being assaulted.

The civil lawsuit is looking for unspecified financial damages and punitive damages for previous and future ache and struggling.

The allegations within the new lawsuit aren’t the primary in opposition to Carter. In 2017, the Backstreet Boy was accused of sexually assaulting Melissa Schuman, a former member of lady group Dream.

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Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter accused of rape by member of girl-group Dream

Schuman’s declare was investigated by police, however later dropped as a result of the allegation was exterior the 10-year statute of limitations.

Carter additionally denied Schuman’s accusation on the time and stated he was “shocked” as a result of “Melissa by no means expressed to me whereas we had been collectively or at any time since that something we did was not consensual.”

On Thursday, ABC introduced it’s going to not air the Backstreet Boys’ Christmas particular on account of the brand new allegations in opposition to Carter. The particular was filmed this month in Los Angeles and was set to air on Dec. 14.

It’s unclear if the Christmas particular will likely be aired elsewhere.

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