Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys is accused of rape and infecting a teen girl with HPV.
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A woman has filed a civil sexual battery suit against Nick Carter,
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accusing him of assaulting her and infecting her with HPV when they were both 17 years old.
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39-year-old Shannon “Shay” Ruth claimed that Carter sexually assaulted his client in February 2001
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after a Backstreet Boys concert in Tacoma, Washington — a claim consistent with the allegations detailed in the lawsuit.
Ruth disclosed that she is a survivor of rape and granted reporters permission to publish her full name.
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The complaint alleges that after Ruth attended a Backstreet Boys concert and waited in line for autographs, Carter invited her to join him on a tour bus, where he allegedly served her “VIP juice,”.
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She believes the beverage contained alcohol and cranberry juice.
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Ruth claims in her lawsuit that after she drank the “juice,” Carter ordered her to perform oral sex on him in the bathroom of the bus.