Shannon Ruth sued the Backstreet Boys member in December, claiming he sexually assaulted her when she was underage in 2001. TMZ stories that Carter filed a countersuit on Feb. 2. He claims that Ruth has been coached by Jerome and Melissa Schuman as a part of a years-long conspiracy to extort him. “As our counterclaim sets out in detail, Nick has been the target of a malicious and long-running conspiracy.” Michael Holtz, Nick Carter’s legal professional, through TMZ. “He has never done the outrageous things of which he has been accused.”
Source: www.dailytelegraph.com.au
