Get the latest gossip

Bassnectar Asks Judge to Dismiss Sexual Abuse Lawsuit, Arguing Accusers Lied About Their Ages

In the Bassnectar sexual abuse lawsuit, the DJ asked a judge to dismiss the case, arguing the accusers lied about their ages.

Electronic music producer Bassnectar is asking a federal judge to dismiss a long-running civil lawsuit accusing him of sexually abusing three underage girls, arguing that all three alleged victims lied about their ages and had themselves instigated the relationships. In a motion filed Monday (Nov. 4) in Nashville federal court, attorneys for the DJ (Lorin Ashton) argued that the case did not need to be decided by a jury because the discovery process — the investigation of evidence during a civil lawsuit — had revealed that there was no merit to the allegations. “He entered their teenaged lives as a famous celebrity, engendered their trust, and made it such that his withdrawal of affection or the threat thereof, which the plaintiffs now understand to be abusive, caused each to continue their interaction with defendant,” their lawyers wrote at the time.

Get the Android app