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Nick Carter is dealing with new sexual assault allegations in a lawsuit that claims he sexually assaulted a lady and gave her a sexually transmitted an infection (STI) that led to cervical most cancers.
In the lawsuit, filed final week in Nevada, a lady named Laura Penly claims that she met Carter in late 2004 when she was 19 years previous and he was in his mid-20s and so they started having a consensual sexual relationship after they “would see each other approximately every few weeks” when she visited Los Angeles, in line with paperwork obtained by People.
Penly alleges that she had requested the Backstreet Boys singer to put on a condom and he “refused,” telling her that he was “clean” from STIs, in line with her submitting. (Global News has not independently seen the authorized paperwork.)
According to the lawsuit, Penly says that previous to Carter, now 45, she by no means had unprotected intercourse with anybody.
She alleges that in early 2005, she went to Carter’s condo however solely needed to look at a film with him. Her lawsuit alleges that Carter “told her no because the only reason she was there was to have sex.”
The lawsuit alleges that the sexual assault “forcefully” occurred on his mattress, regardless of Penly “saying ‘no’ multiple times.”
Carter allegedly “failed to use protection to prevent the spread of sexually transmitted infections.”
Penly says she was advised to maintain the assault a secret since nobody would imagine her anyway. But a couple of months later, Carter allegedly apologized and he or she went to see him once more the place she alleges she was sexually assaulted for a second time, in line with the lawsuit.
The girl alleges that Carter “infected plaintiff with various sexually transmitted diseases, including the human papillomavirus (commonly known as HPV), a sexually transmitted infection known to cause health problems such as cervical cancer.”
Penly allegedly examined optimistic for chlamydia and gonorrhea, in addition to cancerous cells following a physician’s go to in July 2005.
By August 2005, Penly “was diagnosed with Stage 2 cervical cancer and had to undergo numerous treatments,” in line with the swimsuit.
Penly claims she handled “severe emotional distress, physical anguish, medical issues, intimacy issues, and other complex trauma” following the prognosis and alleged assault.
She is searching for damages in extra of $15,000 and is demanding a jury trial.
“It takes profound courage and resilience for survivors of sexual assault to publicly come forward in pursuit of justice, particularly in the music industry that has long fostered a pervasive environment of sexual exploitation,” Penly’s lawyer, Gianna N. Elliot, mentioned in an announcement.
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“Carter used his power, status, and fame to sexually abuse and assault multiple young women and avoid any accountability. This lawsuit aims to change that pattern,” Elliot continued.
“We hope that Laura receives the justice she rightfully deserves and that this lawsuit serves as a catalyst, empowering other survivors to raise their voices and hold their abusers to account,” Elliot concluded.
Carter has denied Penly’s accusations, which his attorneys, Liane Okay. Wakayama and Dale Hayes, Jr, referred to as “nonsense from the gang of conspirators and their lawyers who continue to abuse the justice system to try to ruin Nick Carter.”
“It’s drawn from the same predictable playbook — lie in wait for decades until Mr. Carter is celebrating a professional milestone, then hide behind litigation privilege to make utterly false claims in an attempt to inflict maximum damage on Nick and his family,” his attorneys mentioned in an announcement.
Carter’s attorneys declare that the singer doesn’t recall ever assembly Penly.
“He certainly never had any romantic or sexual relationship with her. Ever,” they mentioned.
Penly’s lawsuit marks the fourth sexual assault lawsuit filed towards Carter.
In August 2023, an unnamed Pennsylvania girl filed a lawsuit in Clark County, Nev., alleging that the singer raped her when she was 15 years previous in 2003.
In the authorized submitting, the lady, recognized solely as A.R., claimed Carter sexually assaulted her a number of occasions in 2003, when Carter was 22 and 23 years previous. She alleged Carter raped her in separate cases onboard a yacht and a ship in Florida, and sexually assaulted her on a bus.
In one occasion, A.R. claimed Carter offered her medication and alcohol at a celebration onboard a ship in October 2003. After she grew to become drunk, A.R. alleged Carter took her to a cabin the place he allowed three different males to look at him rape her.
A.R. additionally claimed she contracted HPV from Carter.
She sued him for sexual battery, intentional infliction of emotional misery and negligent infliction of emotional misery.
She was the third girl to file a lawsuit of this nature towards the Backstreet Boys star.
Two different ladies, Shannon Ruth and Melissa Schuman, have additionally accused Carter of rape and sexual assault. Ruth mentioned Carter raped her when she was 17 years previous.
In February 2023, Carter filed a countersuit and denied each ladies’s claims. He referred to as Ruth and Schuman “opportunists” who took benefit of the #MeToo motion to “defame and vilify” him for monetary achieve.
As a part of earlier lawsuits, Ruth mentioned Carter invited her onto a tour bus after a live performance in Tacoma, Wash., when she was 17 years previous. She claimed Carter gave her alcohol and compelled her to carry out oral intercourse earlier than he raped her. Ruth additionally alleged that she contracted HPV from Carter.
In 2017, Schuman, a former member of the woman group Dream, accused Carter of sexually assaulting her when she was 18.
Schuman advised the courtroom Carter sexually assaulted and raped her at his Santa Monica, Calif., condo in 2003 after giving her a sedative. At the time, Carter (then 22) and Schuman (then 18) have been co-workers filming the thriller film The Hollow.
In August 2024, Carter filed a $2.5-million countersuit towards Schuman for defamation and interference with current and potential enterprise contracts after she filed a swimsuit towards him for sexual assault and battery in April 2023.
Through his attorneys, Carter mentioned Schuman’s lawsuit induced him to lose $2.5 million in enterprise partnership offers with MeUndies, VRBO, Roblox and The Children’s Place, in line with a Rolling Stone report. Carter additionally mentioned ticket gross sales for his reveals had slowed on account of the lawsuit, resulting in much less revenue.
Carter’s countersuit maintained he had been “falsely accused” of wrongdoing by Schuman, who has a “thirst for Internet relevance.” His lawsuit claimed Carter and Schuman had a “flirtatious” dynamic previous to having consensual intercourse in 2003.
Carter has by no means confronted any felony costs in relation to those allegations.
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If you or somebody you already know is experiencing abuse or is concerned in an abusive scenario, please go to the Canadian Resource Centre for Victims of Crime for assist. They are additionally reachable toll-free at 1-877-232-2610.
— With recordsdata from Global News
