Another Woman Sues Nick Carter Over Alleged Sexual Assault

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Nick Carter, singer for the Backstreet Boys, is now being faced with a new lawsuit. Laura Penly filed a civil complaint last week in Nevada, where she claimed Carter allegedly sexually assaulted her while they were in a relationship in 2005. At the time the allegations took place, Penly was said to be 19 years-old and Carter 25 years-old. Penly travelled from Oregon to visit Carter, who was in Los Angeles. Penly is seeking action against Carter after she claims she was allegedly given an STD that then led to cervical cancer.

Penly claims the couple has had consensual sex about three separate times, the alleged assault happened when Penly wanted to watch a movie but Carter allegedly insisted on having sex despite her saying no. “Carter then picked plaintiff up off the ground and threw her onto his bed,” the lawsuit claims in an article from Yahoo News. In the complaint, she claims that Carter allegedly held her down and allegedly raped her. Within their relationship, she claims that Carter had allegedly sexually assaulted her on another occasion. A couple of months after he apologized for the first alleged assault, he isolated Penly and allegedly raped her again.

Penly is not the first woman to file a lawsuit against Carter over allegations of sexual assault. This is the fourth lawsuit against Carter for the same offense. Shannon Ruth alleged that Carter had assaulted her in 2001, when she was 17 years-old. This alleged sexual assault led to Carter filing a defamation lawsuit against Ruth.