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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Entertainment
Adrian Horton

Nick Carter sued for alleged sexual assault of 17-year-old girl in 2001

Nick Carter.
Nick Carter. Photograph: NBC/NBCU Photo Bank/Getty Images

Backstreet Boys member Nick Carter has been sued for sexual battery involving an incident with a minor in 2001.

According to the lawsuit, first reported by TMZ and later obtained by Rolling Stone, Shannon Ruth, who was 17 at the time, claims she was invited by Carter, then 21, on to the Backstreet Boys’ tour bus after a concert in Tacoma, Washington. Ruth also spoke at a press conference today.

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