Nick Carter filed a countersuit against allegations of sexual abuse for which he is being investigated
The singer of the Back Street Boys Nick Carter is involved in a sexual abuse investigation opened in a Nevada court, although a ruling this week could change the course of the case.
The musician is being investigated for lawsuits three women who claim to have been raped by him. The first states that the events occurred when she was 17, after a concert in TacomaWashington, in bus in which the band went on tour 2001.
“He told the plaintiff that He would go to prison if he told anyone what happened between them. “He said he was Nick Carter and he had the power to do it,” the victim said.
Three women say they were raped by the singer in 2001 and 2003, two on his yacht and the third in the group the band was touring with (AP)
The second woman said she was attacked yacht by Carter, in Floridatwo years later, in 2003.
Added to this is a later complaint from another woman who claimed to have been abused on the same ship at the age of 15 in the same year.
The women each demand a unspecified financial compensation in excess of $30,000.
Carter has denied the victims’ allegations of assault and emotional distress. For this reason, this Wednesday his defense filed a counterclaim accusing three people involved of defamation, criminal organization and abuse of law.
In a twist that could change the course of the investigation, Clark County District Court Judge Nancy Allf granted that appeal, opening the door for Carter to continue to defend his innocence and enter a plea Damages in excess of $2.3 million.
Carter filed a countersuit for defamation, criminal conspiracy and abuse of process, seeking $2.3 million in damages.
After this recent decision Melissa Schuman and his father, Jerome Schuman, two of those involved, must give answers before the judges to the allegations that indicate they were involved in one Campaign with which they want to exploit the musician’s fame.
“Melissa and Jerome Schuman for years They conspired with anyone they could manipulate to make false accusations against Nick Carter in a blatant attempt to enrich themselves at his expense.his lawyer Liane Wakayama said in a statement.
He also accused her of doing this “recruited” the third plaintiffwho lives in York County and claims the attacks came after meeting the musician in Marathon, Florida.
Meanwhile, Alan Greenberg, the Schumans’ lawyer, claimed that the defendant was a public figure, that the allegations were substantiated and that his client had already informed two friends and his therapist about the abuse in 2003.
However, according to Wakayama, these complaints only came to light in late 2017, when the social movement promoted by the initiative began to gain strength. #Me too.
The #MeToo movement gained strength in 2017 and led to the reporting of many previously unknown cases (AFP)
“This case shows how much Victims and survivors need time, courage and perseverance to report sexual abuse. of minors and demand justice,” said Margot Mabie, lawyer for the third complainant, in light of this setback.
“Despite numerous complaints about Carter’s past behavior toward young women, “His victims continue to fight to hold him publicly accountable for the harm he caused them.”he concluded.
(With information from AP)