Backstreet Boy’s Nick Carter sued for sexual assault by Dream’s Melissa Schuman
nme.comBackstreet Boys’ Nick Carter has been sued for sexual assault and battery by singer Melissa Schuman.According to the court documents obtained by Rolling Stone, the singer claims that Carter used his fame and status to “gain access to, groom, manipulate, exploit, and sexually assault” her.Schuman was a member of the 2000s pop group Dream.
She came forward in 2017 with a now-deleted blog post claiming that she was raped by Carter in 2003. She claimed that he allegedly forced himself on her and took her virginity in his Santa Monica apartment.
She was 18 and he was 22 at the time.Carter denied the allegations at the time – providing a statement to CNN that read: “Melissa never expressed to me while we were together or at any time since that anything we did was not consensual.”He continued: “We went on to record a song and perform together, and I was always respectful and supportive of Melissa both personally and professionally.”In 2018, Los Angeles prosecutors did not pursue any sexual assault charges against Carter as the statute of limitations had expired, but a recently passed California law temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for sexual assault claims to be brought in civil court.Schuman claims she had remained quiet all of these years due to fear.
In her 2017 appearance on The Dr. OZ Show, she explained: “I’d actually confided in my manager at that time about pressing charges.
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