Singer Nick Carter is being accused of raping an underage autistic teenager during a Backstreet Boys tour more than 20 years ago. The alleged victim Shannon Ruth, who has autism and cerebral palsy, claims that the band member assaulted her on their tour bus in 2001 when she was 17 years old. She held a press conference alongside lawyers, which was livestreamed on Facebook, and appeared distraught while reading the allegations.

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