After a similar case filed by his nephew was dismissed in July, Ricky Martin is again being accused of sexual assault.
The pop star was named in another sexual assault complaint filed on Friday at a police department in his hometown of San Juan, Puerto Rico, per the Associated Press. This comes after Martin sued his nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, last Wednesday over what Martin claims are false allegations of sexual abuse made in a case that was dismissed in July. Because of the nature of this new complaint, the identity of who filed it and details of the allegations are not available to the public. However, a person who was not authorized to speak about the case confirmed to the AP that Martin’s nephew, whose mother is Martin's sister, filed the complaint. The person also explained that this filing does not automatically result in an arrest as the alleged incident is not recent and will require a police investigation to determine whether or not the case should move forward.
In a statement to People, the singer's attorney José Andréu-Fuentes said, “These claims are wildly offensive and completely untethered from reality. When this man previously made similar allegations, his legal case had to be withdrawn—not least because he himself admitted under oath that Ricky Martin had never assaulted him in any way.” He continued, “Now, after being sued for trying to extort Mr. Martin, he is attempting to spread his lies again. It is beyond time that the media stops giving...
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