Schuman’s legal team claims a pattern of “online intimidation by Defendant Carter’s friends, associates and/or agents,” which allegedly constituted “an organized attempt to intimidate, blame, harass and discredit Plaintiff and her allegations of sexual assault in the court of public opinion.”

Finally, we have an opportunity now to prove that there are legal consequences to these crimes.” Schuman was a member of the 2000s girl group Dream. “Melissa’s case describes how powerful, celebrated individuals can weaponize their fan base to intimidate and harass the survivors of their crimes. He is a coward…and a dangerous one,” Schuman’s attorney, Jeff Anderson, said in the Tuesday statement. “The attack by Nick Carter on Melissa is intolerable. Getty ImagesĪs the #MeToo movement got underway, Schuman detailed her accusations against Carter in a 2017 blog post that has since been deleted. I’m fighting to make the music industry a safer place to work and perform.” Melissa Schuman released her solo album “StereoTyped” in 2019. “It’s time that powerful figures in the music industry get the message that they can no longer afford to enable and protect sexual predators. “I’ve faced extraordinary backlash for standing up for myself I am not the first, however my intention is that I am the last,” Schuman said Tuesday in a statement to The Post. LA prosecutors said in 2018 they would not pursue sexual assault charges against Carter because the statute of limitations had expired, but a recently passed California law temporarily lifted the statute of limitations for sexual assault claims to be brought in civil court.

Schuman, 38, claims the 43-year-old Backstreet Boy forced oral sex on her in 2003 when she was 18 and he was 22, and then allegedly made her reciprocate. Nick Carter is being sued by singer Melissa Schuman five years after she publicly accused him of sexual assault - an allegation he has long denied. Nick Carter breaks down as Backstreet Boys pay tribute to late brother Nick Carter accused of raping underage fan with autism, cerebral palsy in 2001 Nick Carter to perform new song inspired by Aaron Carter at benefit

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