Bassnectar, a DJ and EDM music producer, was quoted in a lawsuit accusing him of sex trafficking and possession of pornography involving minors.
Bassnectar, 43, whose full name is Lorin Ashton, was sued by two women who claimed he had sex with them when they were minors and took steps to cover up his illegal conduct, according to court documents analyzed by TMZ on Monday. -market.
In the process, the women, identified as Rachel and Alexis, claim compensation for emotional damage and medical expenses.
The most recent: Bassnectar, 43, a DJ and EDM music producer, was quoted in a lawsuit accusing him of sex trafficking and possession of pornography involving minors. He was photographed on stage in 2016
The women said that Bassnectar used social media to reach both Rachel in 2012 and Alexis in 2014 through direct messages on social media, according to court documents analyzed by TMZ.
Rachel and Alexis said in the documents that the Santa Cruz-born music artist had asked them to watch the 1999 film American Beauty, which they described in legal documents as ‘a film about an older man having a relationship with a young woman’, referring to the respective roles played in the film by Kevin Spacey and Mena Suvari.
The women said the musical artist had mentioned the film and its plot in its programs, TMZ reported, citing court documents.
Both women claim in the lawsuit that they made it clear to Bassnectar that they were both minors before he sent tickets to the show and invited the women back to the hotel for sexual encounters, the agency said, citing court documents.
Details: Bassnectar is accused of reaching two underage girls via social media
At work: DJ EDM was photographed performing in Las Vegas
DJ EDM “determined” that his relationships “should not use a condom,” the women said in court documents reviewed by TMZ.
The women told the court that Bassnectar gave them sums between $ 300 and $ 1,600 and sought to control their lives and ensure their silence about sexual encounters, according to court documents analyzed by TMZ.
Rachel said in court documents that she contacted Bassnectar around the end of 2012 and that her sexual relationship started in May 2013. Bassnectar encouraged Rachel to ‘take and send sexually explicit photos of herself while naked,’ the women said. in the process.
Alexis said in court documents that Bassnectar contacted her in 2014, and they had sex several times in the next two years, during all the time she was a minor.
Bassnectar issued a statement following allegations that emerged last summer, denying sexual misconduct.
‘The rumors of sexual misconduct that are circulating about me are completely untrue. I want to leave it at that, because it’s really that simple, ‘he said in a Facebook fan group defined as private, Your EDM reported last June. “I never got involved in anything that was not absolutely, unequivocally, consensual. At a time when high-ranking men are called for their violence against women, I am proud to be an ally of women and to be supportive of the victims.
‘Thank you to all those who are listening to the real victims of abuse and supporting women.’
In screengrabs that circulated on social networks in the wake of the testimony, the artist exposed his past.
“At 20 and 30, I traveled constantly and I never felt like I had a permanent home,” wrote Bassnectar. “Most of the women I met were younger than me and were in college, which at the time didn’t seem strange, wrong or scary.
‘We have a lot of fun together and, in most cases, we share a beautiful connection or lasting friendship.’
He continued: ‘Looking back now, I simply wish I had never opened up to anyone I met on the road, because any relationship in that context had the potential to become complicated, misinterpreted or cause unintended emotional damage to others.’