Nick Carter asked the court to rule in his favor before his sexual assault case goes to trial.
In a document filed May 7 and obtained by Fox News Digital, Carter, 44, asked the court to halt the case, arguing that Shannon Ruth’s rape allegation was “virtually impossible.” asked to do so.
According to court documents, the Backstreet Boys star claimed his accusers have failed to present “a shred of evidence” that the allegations against Carter are true.
“In fact, the only ‘evidence’ of harm that Ruth presented was an undated photo of what appeared to be a bruise on a person’s arm. Ruth testified that her friend Eleanor took this photo after seeing her bruise. “,” the filing states. quoting Ruth’s deposition. “On the other hand, Eleanor did not take any photographs of Ruth, she testified.
Nick Carter sued for allegedly raping an autistic fan
Defendant Nick Carter asked the court to grant summary judgment after his defense team argued his accuser’s claims were “virtually implausible.” (Getty Images)
“Ruth also claims that she developed genital warts as a result of the alleged assault, and that she showed the warts to Eleanor and Eleanor’s mother, and that she was then taken to a clinic to have them examined. Eleanor clarified in his testimony that this never happened,” the document added.
“Thus, the only ‘evidence’ presented by Ruth to demonstrate any alleged harm between February 2001 and May 2020 is Ruth’s self-serving and contradictory testimony.”
Ruth’s attorney said that Ruth “disagrees” with the information in the summary judgment motion.
”[Ruth] I look forward to expressing the opposition’s position,” Mark Boscovich told FOX News Digital.
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Nick Carter was sued by Shannon Ruth in 2022. (Gerrit Clark/Getty Images, On Our Sleeves)
Ruth filed the lawsuit in 2022. facebook live stream, She claimed that she was raped by a member of the Backstreet Boys in 2001 when she was 17 years old.
“The past 21 years have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame, and self-harm as a direct result of being raped by Nick Carter,” the woman claimed at a press conference.
“I have autism and cerebral palsy, and I don’t think anything has had as much of an impact and lasting impact on my life as what Nick Carter did and said to me. Masu.
“After he raped me, I remember him calling me ‘retarded’ and grabbing me, leaving bruises on my arm.”
Nick Carter has denied all sexual assault allegations brought against him. (Getty Images)
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At the time, Carter’s lawyers denied the allegations.
“This allegation about an incident that allegedly occurred more than 20 years ago is not only legally baseless, but completely false,” Carter’s attorney Michael Holtz told Fox News Digital. told.
“Unfortunately, in recent years, Ms. Ruth has been manipulated into making false claims about Nick, which have repeated and changed significantly over time. No one should be fooled by the stunt.”Whatever this argument is, I have no doubt that the courts will soon recognize it. ”
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Dream’s Melissa Schuman also accused Nick Carter of sexual assault. (Getty Images)
This is not the first time Carter has been accused of sexual assault. In 2017, Melissa Schumann, a member of the pop girl band group, also She claimed that the musician raped her.
Carter denied the allegations at the time, saying: “Melissa has never told me while we were together or since that anything we did was non-consensual.” We’ve recorded songs and performed together since then, and I’ve always had the respect and support of Melissa both personally and professionally.
prosecutors declined to prosecute against carter Because the statute of limitations has expired at that point.
“The caller claimed that she was the victim of a sexual assault at the suspect’s apartment in 2003,” prosecutors said. “The statute of limitations expired in 2013. Therefore, the analysis of the strength of the evidence is not warranted and the matter is dismissed.”
Mr. Carter is also fighting a separate sexual assault lawsuit filed against him by an unidentified woman, identified in the filing as AR.
The pop star denied all allegations.
