A disabled girl who alleges Nick Carter raped her on a tour bus in 2001 when she was a minor aged 17 sobbed throughout a press convention on Thursday saying her lawsuit in opposition to the star.
Shannon ‘Shay’ Ruth, now 39, who has autism and cerebral palsy, claims the Backstreet Boys singer, now 42, invited her onto his tour bus when she was 17 following the band’s live performance in Tacoma, Washington in February 2001 after recognizing her ready within the autograph line. =
Ruth claimed the star compelled her to carry out oral intercourse on him earlier than allegedly raping her – and detailed the ‘ache, confusion, frustration, disgrace and self-harm’ introduced on by the alleged incident.
She additionally claimed Carter ‘threatened and tried to silence her’ within the rapid aftermath.
Ruth’s legal professional Mark J. Boskovich, who joined her on the podium, mentioned three different girls – named solely as Jane Doe – are named in a joint lawsuit alongside Ruth.
Ruth mentioned after she was allegedly invited onto the tour bus, Carter requested if she wished a drink – after requesting apple juice, she claims Carter provided her cranberry and gave her a ‘crimson coloured’ drunk which he referred to as ‘VIP juice’.
Lawsuit: A disabled girl – Shannon Ruth (pictured centre)- who alleges Nick Carter raped her on a tour bus in 2001 when she was a minor aged 17 – sobbed throughout a press convention on Thursday saying her lawsuit in opposition to the star
Declare: Ruth, now 39, who has autism and cerebral palsy, claims the Backstreet Boys singer, now 42, invited her onto his tour bus when she was 17 following the band’s live performance in Tacoma, Washington – earlier than raping her (Carter pictured 2017)
Ruth claims the drink tasted ‘off’ as she drank it and says she believes it was a mixture of cranberry juice and alcohol.
It was claimed by Ruth that Carter took her to the bus’ toilet and ordered her to carry out oral intercourse on him. Ruth alleges that she was crying all through however Carter ‘saved instructing her.’
Ruth additional claims Carter then took her to a mattress on the bus and and continued his alleged sexual assault.
She claims afterwards that she informed Carter she would inform folks concerning the alleged assault – however that he reportedly threatened to show folks in opposition to her, allegedly calling her a “r******* little b***h that nobody would consider.’
She mentioned: ‘The final 21 years have been crammed with ache, confusion, frustration, disgrace and self-harm which can be a direct results of Nick Carter raping me.
‘Despite the fact that I’m autistic and reside with cerebral palsy, I consider that nothing has affected me extra or had a extra lasting influence on my life than what Nick Carter did and mentioned to me.
Carter is pictured in September 2001 – seven months after the alleged rape
Alleged: A sobbing Ruth detailed her ‘ache, confusion, frustration, disgrace and self-harm’ introduced on by the alleged rape and claimed Carter ‘threatened and tried to silence her’ within the rapid aftermath (the singer is pictured in 2001)
Alleged sufferer: A sobbing Ruth (pictured centre) claims the star compelled her to carry out oral intercourse on him earlier than allegedly raping her
She alleged: ‘After he raped me, I keep in mind him calling me a r******* little b***h and grabbing me and leaving bruises on my arm.
She added: ‘Carter tried to scare me into silence … he was nasty and threatening.’
‘He informed folks he would flip folks in opposition to me and since he was Nick Carter, he had the facility to wreck my life.’
She mentioned she was motivated to talk out to ‘cease’ Carter from “assaulting extra teenagers and girls.’
Ruth claims she contracted sexual transmitted an infection, Human papillomavirus an infection (HPV) from the alleged assault, having been a virgin beforehand.
She is now mentioned to be searching for damages.
She mentioned:’Simply because Nick Carter is a celeb doesn’t imply that he’s excused from his crimes,. I’m a survivor and all the time might be.
He mentioned: ‘Nick Carter has an extended historical past of abusing girls’ and added including that the music business has allegedly ‘seemed away’ previously
Denied: A supply near Nick has denied the allegations and informed the publication: ‘This accusation is categorically false, Nick is specializing in his household and mourning the loss of life of his brother (pictured 2001)
He mentioned: ‘Shay is decided to deliver Carter to justice. She believes it’s value it to guard different girls.’
A supply near Nick has denied the allegations and informed the publication: ‘This accusation is categorically false, Nick is specializing in his household and mourning the loss of life of his brother.’
Carter’s youthful brother Aaron Carter was discovered useless aged 34 in his bathtub in Lancaster, California on November 5. No explanation for loss of life has been formally declared, however he was recognized to have struggled with psychological well being issues and addictions.
DailyMail.com has contacted representatives for Nick Carter for remark.
Carter has beforehand confronted rape allegations – which he has denied – he has by no means been charged with any crimes.
Singer Melissa Schuman mentioned that the boy bander allegedly raped her in 2003.
In 2018 the LA County District Legal professional’s workplace introduced it might not press expenses in opposition to Carter because of the statute of limitations, which expired in 2013.
RIP: Nick’s brother Aaron Carter was discovered useless aged 34 in his bathtub in Lancaster, California on November 5 (pictured in his ultimate interview)
Melissa, who’s from the 90s lady group named Dream, had filed the police report in February that yr.
She claimed that in 2003 Nick had pushed her in a toilet for compelled oral intercourse after which claimed she was raped within the bed room.
Nick has denied allegations of rape.
Later the Backstreet Boys star mentioned in an announcement that he was ‘shocked and saddened’ concerning the accusations.
He mentioned: ‘Melissa by no means expressed to me whereas we have been collectively or at any time since that something we did was not consensual.’
Nick added that he ‘was all the time respectful and supportive of Melissa each personally and professionally.’
He concluded within the assertion that ‘that is the primary time that I’m listening to about these accusations almost twenty years later. It’s opposite to my nature and every part I maintain expensive to deliberately trigger somebody discomfort or hurt.’
He continued, noting that they ‘went on to file a music and carry out collectively.’
Melissa initially made the allegations in a November weblog submit.
She claimed that she was ‘compelled to have interaction in an act in opposition to my will’ by Nick, who allegedly took her virginity when she was 18 and he was 22.