Nick Carter Countersues , Sexual Battery Accuser.
Shannon Ruth sued the Backstreet Boys member in December, claiming he sexually assaulted her when she was underage in 2001.
TMZ reports that Carter filed a countersuit on Feb.
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He claims that Ruth has been coached by Jerome and Melissa Schuman as part of a years-long conspiracy to extort him.
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As our counterclaim sets out in detail, Nick has been the target of a malicious and long-running conspiracy.
, Michael Holtz, Nick Carter's attorney, via TMZ.
He has never done the outrageous things of which he has been accused, Michael Holtz, Nick Carter's attorney, via TMZ.
In fact, he is the victim of a calculated and concerted disinformation campaign designed to destroy his reputation, Michael Holtz, Nick Carter's attorney, via TMZ.
Carter also alleges that his brother, Aaron, was exploited by Ruth and the Schumans before his death.
Carter also alleges that his brother, Aaron, was exploited by Ruth and the Schumans before his death.
He says that they preyed on , "Aaron's fragile condition and family stresses to cloak their defamatory campaign with credibility, relentlessly and repeatedly using Aaron to try to legitimize their frivolous tales.".
Holtz went on to say that Carter "looks forward to setting out the truth, vindicating himself in court, and putting an end to the smears and attempted shakedowns for good."
