Bassnectar, a DJ and record producer from EDM, has been indicted in a lawsuit, accusing him of sex trafficking and possession of pornography involving minors.
Bassnectar, 43, whose full name is Lorin Ashton, has been sued by several women who claim he had sex with them when they were minors, and have taken steps to disguise his illegal actions, according to court documents by TMZ Was reviewed on Monday.
In the case, the women, identified as Rachel and Alexis, are seeking damages related to emotional distress and medical expenses.
The latest: Bassnectar (43), an DJ and record producer from EDM, has been indicted in a lawsuit accusing him of sex trafficking and possession of pornography involving minors. He was cut on stage in 2016
According to court documents reviewed by TMZ, the women said Bassnectar used social media to reach out to both, Rachel in 2012 and Alexis in 2014, via direct messages on social media.
Rachel and Alexis said in the documents that the Santa Cruz – born musical artist asked them to watch the 1999 film American Beauty, which they described in legal documents as’ a film about an older man having an affair with ‘has a young girl’, referring to the respective roles played by Kevin Spacey and Mena Suvari in the film.
The women said the musical artist mentioned the film and the plot in his performances, TMZ reports, citing court documents.
Both women allege that they made it clear to Bassnectar that they were both minors before sending them show tickets and asking the women for sexual encounters at his hotel.
Details: Bassnectar is accused of reaching two underage girls via social media
At work: the EDM DJ performed in Las Vegas
The woman’s DJ “instructed” that their relationship should be “without the use of a condom”, the women said in court documents.
According to court documents reviewed by TMZ, the women told the court that Bassnectar gave them between $ 300 and $ 1,600.
Rachel said in court documents that she came into contact with Bassnectar around late 2012 and that their sexual relationship began in May 2013. Bassnectar urged Rachel to “take and send sexually explicit photos of her while she is naked,” the women in the case said.
Alexis said in court documents that Bassnectar contacted her in 2014 and that they had multiple sex over the next two years, all the while she was a minor.
Bassnectar has issued a statement following allegations that have surfaced this past summer, denying sexual misconduct.
‘The rumors of sexual misconduct circulating about me are completely untrue. I want to leave it at that, because it’s that simple, ” he said in a private Facebook fan group, Your EDM reported last June. ‘I’ve never been involved in something that was not absolute, unambiguous. During a time when high-profile men are being called out for their violence against women, I am proud to be an ally of women and I stand in solidarity with victims.
“Thank you to everyone who listens to real victims of abuse and wants to support women.”
In screenshots that circulated on social media in the wake of the statement, the artist outlined his past.
“In my 20s and 30s, I traveled constantly and never felt like I had a permanent home,” Bassnectar wrote. ‘Most of the women I met were younger than me and at university, who at the time did not look strange or wrong or creepy.
“We had a lot of fun together and in most cases we shared a beautiful commitment or lasting friendship.”
He continues: ‘Looking back now, I wish I had never opened up to anyone I met along the way, because any relationship in that context has the potential to get complicated, misunderstood or around others. to cause unintentional emotional damage. ‘