After yesterday a complaint against Nick CarterAmerican singer and member of Backstreet Boysaccused of raping a 17-year-old girl with autism in 2001, the North American chain ABC has decided to cancel the airing of the Christmas special of the successful pop group that emerged in the 90s.
This was confirmed by the specialized media on the already recorded program, titled A very backstreet getaway and that it would air next Wednesday on the traditional air signal, owned by The Walt Disney Company.
Program details
In the special, the five musicians (Carter, AJ McLean, Kevin Richardson, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough) would celebrate the holiday season with songs from their tenth album, just thematically for the season, A very hidden Christmas.
There have also been appearances by American comedy and music figures such as Seth Rogen, Meghan Trainor, Rob Riggle, Nikki Glaser, Ron Funches and Atsuko Okatsuka.
Rape complaint
The decision of the directors of the chain derives from the complaint filed yesterday Friday by a 39-year-old woman, who identified herself as Shannon “Shay” Ruth.
After filing the complaint in court, Ruth held a press conference at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. There she said that she had filed a lawsuit against her together with three other victims who had preferred not to reveal their identities, but who, like her, They claimed they were raped by Carter when they were minors.
This was stated by the woman, who claimed to live with autism and cerebral palsy the abuse occurred in February 2001 during a Backstreet Boys concert in the city of Tacoma, Washington.
According to the complaint, that day the artist invited the then 17-year-old to get on the band’s tour bus when he saw her in line to sign an autograph, and once inside he forced her to drink alcoholic beverages, took them to bed, physically assaulted and raped.
“The past 21 years have been filled with pain, confusion, frustration, shame and self-harm that are a direct result of the rape of Nick Carter,” Ruth tearfully said as she recalled the event, adding, “After he raped me I remember him calling me ‘retarded bitch’ and grabbing me and leaving bruises on my arm.”
Ruth added that as a result of the sexual assault, she too was infected with human papillomavirus (HPV), as were the other three complainants.
It is not the first time that the musician has received accusations of this type, given that in 2017 he was reported for rape by singer Melissa Schuman, despite not having brought criminal consequences for Carter.
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Source: Clarin
