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4:35 PM PT — Nick‘s legal professional, Liane Okay. Wakayama tells us, “Melissa Schuman has been peddling this story for a few years, however her allegation was false when she first made it again in 2017 – and it nonetheless is. A decide in Nevada just lately dominated, after reviewing the in depth proof we laid out, that there are sturdy grounds for Nick Carter to proceed together with his lawsuit towards Ms. Schuman for plotting to wreck, defame and extort Nick, his associates, his mates and his household.”
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Liane continues, “In gentle of our progress in Nevada, this sort of response is without delay each predictable and pathetic. However this PR stunt received’t shake Nick from his dedication to carry Ms. Schuman and her co-conspirators to account for the immeasurable ache and struggling their extortionate conduct has triggered.”
Nick Carter is being taken to court docket by singer Melissa Schuman, greater than 5 years after she pushed for him to be criminally charged for allegedly sexually assaulting her.
Here is the deal — Schuman is suing the Backstreet Boys singer, claiming he sexually assaulted her in 2002 in Santa Monica … when she was 18 and he was 22. Within the go well with, she alleges he forcibly carried out oral intercourse on her, and made her do the identical to him.
Schuman, who was within the woman group Dream, claims Carter then took her virginity, regardless of her telling him she was saving herself for marriage.
She initially accused him of this again in 2017 … she filed a police report and needed Carter to face felony fees, however the D.A.’s workplace declined to prosecute.
Schuman now believes a brand new invoice amending the statute of limitations for civil actions revives her declare, which is why she’s seeking to take all of it to a decide.
Nick has denied all of her allegations, and, in truth, sued Schuman for $2.3 million earlier this yr … claiming she had been attempting to extort cash from him for years. That go well with was a part of his ongoing litigation towards Shannon Ruth, who’s additionally accused Carter of sexual assault on a tour bus.
Initially Revealed — 4:22 PM PT
