BACKSTREET Boys star Nick Carter has landed a significant win in his battle in opposition to sexual assault allegations.

The Nevada Supreme Court docket sided with Carter on Tuesday, ruling the singer was probably defamed in what he mentioned was an alleged conspiracy between two of his accusers and his late brother, Aaron Carter.

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Carter can now transfer ahead together with his countersuit over sexual assault allegations by two accusers, Shannon “Shay” Ruth and Melissa Schuman.

In line with the ruling, Carter claims Schuman and her dad manipulated Ruth into making her claims in opposition to him, based on CBS affiliate KLAS-TV.

Carter’s crew additionally claimed Schuman and her dad “fabricated Melissa’s sexual assault allegations,” courtroom paperwork mentioned.

The ruling mentioned Carter claimed the Schumans labored with Ruth and Aaron in a conspiracy “to defame and extort him.”

The Supreme Court docket backed up the Las Vegas district courtroom’s resolution to disclaim Schuman’s try at dismissing Carter’s countersuit in November.

The Schumans tried to argue Carter could not show they meant to trigger hurt by way of Schuman’s declare, which is a typical argument in defamation instances.

Nevertheless, the ruling mentioned Carter supplied “ample” proof to again up his claims of defamation, extortion, and conspiracy.

“All of this proof, when seen within the mild most favorable to Carter arguably show that the sexual interactions between him and Melissa have been consensual, that Melissa knew she was not sexually assaulted, and that the Schumans, Ruth, and Aaron conspired to defame Carter,” the justices wrote.

“We conclude that Carter supplied adequate proof that, if believed, exhibits that the [Schumans] revealed defamatory statements with data that they have been false or with reckless disregard for his or her veracity.”

Ruth, an autistic Backstreet Boys fan with cerebral palsy, accused Carter of raping her on a tour bus in 2001 when he was 21 and he or she was 17 in a lawsuit filed in December 2022.

She alleged that Carter gave her alcohol, raped her, and threatened her if she advised anybody, courtroom paperwork mentioned.

Carter denied all of the allegations.

“This declare about an incident that supposedly came about greater than 20 years in the past just isn’t solely legally meritless but in addition completely unfaithful,” Michael Holtz, Carter’s lawyer, mentioned in a press release shared with The Solar in 2022.

“Sadly, for a number of years now, Ms. Ruth has been manipulated into making false allegations about Nick – and people allegations have modified repeatedly and materially over time.

The Schumans and their co-conspirators have run out of excuses and can lastly be held accountable for his or her protracted marketing campaign to defame and extort Mr. Carter.”

Attorneys Liane Wakayama and Dale Hayes Jr.KLAS-TV

“Nobody needs to be fooled by a press stunt orchestrated by an opportunistic lawyer – there’s nothing to this declare in any way, which now we have little doubt the courts will rapidly understand.”

Schuman, who sang within the 2000s woman group Dream, accused Carter of rape in April 2023, based on courtroom paperwork.

Carter has maintained their encounter was consensual.

He filed a counterclaim in opposition to Ruth and Schuman in February 2023, saying the ladies took benefit of the #MeToo motion to scheme in opposition to him.

Ruth and Schuman’s attorneys have not responded to The U.S. Solar’s request for remark.

Following Tuesday’s ruling, Carter’s attorneys Liane Wakayama and Dale Hayes Jr., shared a press release concerning the win.

“The Schumans and their co-conspirators have run out of excuses and can lastly be held accountable for his or her protracted marketing campaign to defame and extort Mr. Carter,” the attorneys mentioned.

A trial in Las Vegas district courtroom is scheduled for February 2026.

When you or somebody you understand is affected by any of the problems raised on this story, name the Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673.

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