Carter denies the accusations.
Jan. 18 2024, Printed 10:45 a.m. ET
Backstreet Boys star Nick Carter suffered a small setback in his authorized battle with Melissa Schuman over alleged sexual assault.
In response to court docket paperwork obtained by RadarOnline.com, a Los Angeles Superior Court docket choose dominated Schuman’s case will stay in California regardless of Carter’s efforts to have it moved to Nevada.
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Nick Carter sued Schuman accusing her of mendacity concerning the claims.
As we first reported, Schuman sued Carter over an alleged incident that went down at a Santa Monica, California house in 2002.
Schuman mentioned she was 18 and Carter was 22 when he took her virginity regardless of her objections. Schuman, who was a member of the woman group Dream, reported the alleged assault to police in 2017 however no costs have been ever introduced in opposition to Carter.
Schuman then filed her civil lawsuit. Carter denied all allegations of wrongdoing. He claimed Schuman and her father Jerome had conspired with one other girl named Shannon Ruth to shake him down for cash.
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Melissa Schuman scored a small win in court docket this week.
Earlier than Schuman filed her lawsuit, Ruth sued Carter over an alleged sexual assault in 2001. The girl mentioned she met Carter at one among his reveals and the assault went down in his tour bus.
Ruth filed her lawsuit in Nevada court docket.
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Shannon Ruth at a press convention saying her lawsuit.
Carter countersued Ruth, Schuman and Schuman’s father for $2.3 million as a part of Ruth’s case in Nevada. He accused Schuman and her father of teaching Ruth on what to say about Carter.
Just lately, the boy band member requested the court docket to dismiss Schuman’s swimsuit in California and have it fought in Nevada with the remainder of the claims.
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“All events and necessary witnesses are residents of Nevada. There’s primarily zero connection between this lawsuit and California,” he argued.
Schuman opposed the request. She argued, “The overwhelming majority of pertinent info occurred in California and many of the witnesses are in California, not Nevada.”
Carter misplaced his bid to maneuver the case to Nevada.
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Her movement learn, “Plaintiff’s roommate and childhood pal and Defendant Carter’s pal have been within the house in Santa Monica the night time Defendant Carter sexually assaulted Plaintiff; and proper after the assault, Plaintiff knowledgeable her supervisor (who made preparations to maintain Plaintiff away from Defendant Carter whereas on set), her roommate, her mom, and one other actor – all of whom are situated in Los Angeles County.”
On the latest listening to, the court docket decided that whereas each events dwell in Las Vegas the case will keep in California.
The choose famous that, “[Schuman] represents there are at the least 15 nonparty witnesses at present residing in California, together with [Schuman’s] roommate and pal, Defendant Carter’s pal current within the house, Plaintiff’s supervisor, and three different people.”
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“[Schuman] additionally references investigations by the Santa Monica Police Division and the Lengthy Seashore Police Division which can be sources of proof of this motion. Whereas it might not be unduly burdensome for the nonparty witnesses to journey to Nevada, it might additionally not be unduly burdensome for Defendants to journey to California to defend this motion,” the court docket dominated.
The case is ongoing.
Schuman’s legal professional Karen Barth Menzies tells RadarOnline.com, “The defendant made an advanced argument designed to divert consideration away from the info of this case, however the concern is easy — this sexual assault came about in California, and he should face justice right here in California.”