Nick Carter Sued For Sexual Battery: Woman Claims Singer Assaulted Her When She Was 17

A pistillate named Shannon “Shay” Ruth claims that Nick Carter sexually assaulted her aft inviting her onto the Backstreet Boys‘ circuit autobus successful 2001, according to tribunal documents obtained by PEOPLE. The woman, who has cerebral palsy and autism, further alleged that Nick gave her a portion that helium called “VIP juice,” which she says she believes included alcohol. Shannon alleges that Nick asked her to execute oral enactment connected him successful the bath of the band’s circuit bus, and she claims that the alleged intersexual battle past continued connected a bed.

Shannon says she was a virgin astatine the clip of the alleged incidental and claims that she contracted HPV afterward, truthful she’s seeking damages. She besides claims that she warned Nick that she’d archer idiosyncratic astir what allegedly happened connected the bus, but helium allegedly threatened her and insisted that cipher would judge her. Shannon elaborate the alleged brushwood successful her filing and said that she was crying passim the full alleged incident.

“The past 21 years person been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame and self-harm that are a nonstop effect of Nick Carter raping me,” the present 39-year-old said during the press conference connected Dec. 8, which you tin presumption above. “Even though I’m autistic and unrecorded with cerebral palsy, I judge that thing has affected maine much oregon had a much lasting interaction connected my beingness than what Nick Carter did and said to me. After helium raped me, I retrieve him calling maine a ‘re—-ed bitch’ and grabbing maine and leaving bruises connected my arm.”

Nick Carter performing. (Chelsea Lauren/Shutterstock)

During the property conference, she added, “Carter tried to scare maine into soundlessness … helium was nasty and threatening.” Shannon said she was initially hesitant to travel guardant due to the fact that she thought she’d “go to jail”, but present she wants to “stop” Nick from “assaulting much teens and women” and person him beryllium held “accountable.” HollywoodLife reached retired to Nick’s rep for comment, but we person not yet received a response.

Nick has not publically commented connected this ordeal, but a root adjacent to him told TMZ that the accusations are “categorically false.” In 2017, vocalist Melissa Schuman accused Nick of raping her much 15 years prior. Nick denied those accusations connected the grounds and helium was ne'er charged with immoderate crime. Prosecutors did not prosecute charges against Nick successful this lawsuit due to the fact that the statute of limitations connected the accusations had expired.

Nick is presently successful the midst of a circuit with the Backstreet Boys, which volition interruption for the holidays and past prime up again successful 2023. He is besides grieving the decease of his brother, Aaron Carter, who passed distant astatine location connected Nov. 5. Although Aaron and Nick had a tumultuous relationship, which was filled with ups and downs, Nick has been devastated implicit the nonaccomplishment of his younger sibling. “My bosom is broken,” helium wrote connected Instagram aft Aaron’s death. “Even though my member and I person had a analyzable relationship, my emotion for him has ne'er faded.” He besides added, “I volition miss my member much than anyone volition ever know. I emotion you Chizz. Now you tin yet person the bid you could ne'er find present connected Earth.”

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