Nick Carter will not be charged with sexual assault after the allegations made by Dream singer Melissa Schuman.
The Backstreet Boys member was accused of raping Schuman in 2003.
According to TMZ, the statute of limitations for the alleged incident expire in 2013, therefore the Los Angles County District Attorney’s Office cannot press charges against Carter.
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Schuman filed a report to the Los Angles Police Department in February and in a blog post, she detailed the night in question. But Carter has continually denied the rape, claiming the sex was consensual, “I am shocked and saddened by Ms. Schuman’s accusations. Melissa never expressed to me while we were together or at any time since that anything we did was not consensual.”
Carter continued, “We went on to record a song and perform together, and I was always respectful and supportive of Melissa both personally and professionally.”
After the DA’s decision on Tuesday, Carter’s attorney told TMZ, “Nick Carter was vindicated today when the L.A. County District Attorney’s Office rejected the charges against him. Nick has denied these allegations ever since he first learned of them last year, and was confident the District Attorney would conclude that there was no basis to pursue charges against him.”
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Holt added, “He is happy to put this matter behind him.”
Schuman has since released her own statement on the presiding, “My family and I were well aware of the likelihood that my case was not prosecutable due to the statute of limitations in California regarding rape which was modified in 2016. It is unfortunate that the law isn’t fully retroactive to accommodate assaults that have happened in the past, regardless of how far back.”
Adding, “It gives me great solace to know that my testimony is fully documented, investigated and sealed for the future if needed by law enforcement. I gave my statement, as did the other witnesses. Speaking out was the best thing I could have ever done for myself and I hope it inspires others to do the same if it feels right for them.”
