A sexual assault lawsuit introduced towards Marilyn Manson by his former private assistant, Ashley Walters, has been dismissed forward of trial, Rolling Stone studies. In his ruling, Los Angeles County Decide Steve Cochran famous that Walters’ claims fell exterior the statute of limitations.
“We’ve a state of affairs the place the grievance was not filed till about 10 years after the operative occasions. I’m not capable of finding that the delayed discovery rule is relevant,” Decide Cochran mentioned in his remarks at at this time’s (Tuesday, December 16) listening to. “I don’t have the authority to rule that the delayed discovery doctrine would apply below the circumstances that exist on this case.” Pitchfork has reached out to Manson’s and Walters’ respective attorneys for remark.
Walters labored as Manson’s assistant between 2010 and 2011. Throughout that point, she claims that the singer sexually harassed her and subjected her to verbal, bodily, and psychological abuse. Her preliminary swimsuit towards Manson, filed in 2021, was dismissed the next 12 months, additionally as a consequence of statute of limitations, earlier than being revived on enchantment. Walters’ lawyer, Kate McFarlane, reportedly plans to hunt an enchantment of this dismissal as nicely.
Final 12 months, Manson dropped the defamation lawsuit he introduced towards Evan Rachel Wooden and Illma Gore in 2022. After a yearslong investigation by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division into claims of home violence and sexual assault towards Manson, it was introduced in January that he won’t face prison prices.
In case you or somebody has been affected by sexual assault, we encourage you to achieve out for help:
RAINN Nationwide Sexual Assault Hotline
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