Nick Carter, a member of the Backstreet Boys, has been granted a favorable decision in one of the two civil cases that have been brought against him in Nevada.
Meanwhile, another Clark County lawsuit based on these accusations was filed earlier this week.
First Two Lawsuits
The first of these lawsuits was filed by a woman who claims that Carter sexually attacked her on his tour bus in Washington state in 2001. The second case was filed by a woman who claims that Carter sexually assaulted her on his boat off the coast of Florida in 2003.
A Nevada woman, now 40 years old, filed a lawsuit against Carter and his legal team in state court in December 2022. She said that Carter attacked her on his tour bus following a show in Tacoma, Washington when she was only 17 years old.
"He [Carter] told the plaintiff she would go to jail if she told anyone what happened between them. He said that he was Nick Carter and that he had the power to do that," according to the woman's complaint.
Earlier this week, another lawsuit based on the same claims from Florida was filed in Clark County, as reported by AP News.
Carter, at 43 years old, resides in Las Vegas. His accusers, two women, say he sexually battered them and caused them mental pain, both of which he has denied. Both women are requesting an amount in excess of $30,000 in damages.
On Wednesday, Clark County District Court Judge Nancy Allf refused to dismiss Carter's counterclaim alleging three persons, including a third woman who said he raped her in 2003, of defamation, conspiracy, and abuse of process. Carter was present in court with his counsel.
Because of the judge's ruling, Melissa Schuman and her father, Jerome Schuman, will have to answer Carter's claims that they have been trying to make money off of his fame. Carter wants damages of almost $2.3 million.
Latest Accusations
After alleging that Carter forced her to have sex in his Los Angeles-area residence, Melissa failed in her 2018 attempt to have prosecutors file a criminal complaint against Carter.
Despite Melissa's claims, Carter has said he did not molest her.
The Schumans' attorney, Alan Greenberg, said in court that Melissa had told two friends and a therapist in 2003 that Carter had sexually abused her and that the claims against Carter had validity.
Attorneys for Carter say the Schumans waited until late 2017 to go public with their charges, long after the #MeToo movement had already begun to bring attention to many previously unreported instances of sexual abuse. Furthermore, they claim the Schumans "recruited" the Florida lady who accused Carter of sexual assault.
