Judge blocks Nick Carter’s attempt to countersue rape accuser for defamation

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Nick Carter’s attempt to countersue one of his rape accusers for defamation.In August last year, a woman called Ashley Repp came forward with a lawsuit against the former Backstreet Boys member, claiming Nick raped her when she was 15.She alleged that the incidents happened multiple times on a yacht and once on the back of a tour bus in 2003 when Carter was 23, according to Billboard.In a statement, Nick’s lawyers called the accusations “ridiculous,” saying they had been investigated and rejected as “meritless” at the time.

In January, Carter then countersued her for defamation, and claimed that Repp told him that she was 18 years old and the sex was “consensual”.However, a judge has now ruled that the countersuit is to be dismissed.

At a Las Vegas hearing on Tuesday, Judge Joe Hardy Jr. blocked the attempt and said (via Rolling Stone): “The truth is an absolute defence.

Based on Carter’s own judicial admissions, they did have sex. They had sexual relations, and she was a minor.”Carter was first accused of sexual assault by Shannon Ruth, who filed a civil lawsuit against the singer in 2022.