Bassnectar, a DJ and EDM record producer, has been named in a lawsuit accusing him of sex trafficking and child pornography.
Bassnectar, 43, whose full name is Lorin Ashton, has been sued by a couple of women who claimed to have sex with them as minors and took steps to cover up his illegal behavior. , according to court documents examined Monday by TMZ.
In the process, the women, identified as Rachel and Alexis, are seeking compensation for emotional distress and medical expenses.
The latest: Bassnectar, 43, DJ EDM and record producer, has been named in a lawsuit accusing him of sex trafficking and possession of child pornography. He was caught on stage in 2016
The women said that Bassnectar used social networks to reach both Rachel in 2012 and Alexis in 2014, through direct messages on social networks, according to court documents examined by TMZ.
Rachel and Alexis said in documents that the Santa Cruz-born music artist asked them to watch the 1999 American Beauty film, which they described in legal documents as “a film about an older man who has a relationship with a young girl ”, referring to the respective roles played in the film by Kevin Spacey and Mena Suvari.
The women said the music artist mentioned the film and his plot in his shows, TMZ reported, citing court documents.
Both women claim in the trial that they made it clear to Bassnectar that they were both minors before he sent them show tickets and asked the women to return to his hotel for sexual encounters, the outlet reported, citing court documents.
Details: Bassnectar is accused of contacting two underage girls via social media
At work: The EDM DJ performed in Las Vegas
The EDM DJ “mandated” that their relationships “should not be used in condoms,” the women said in court documents reviewed by TMZ.
The women told the court that Bassnectar had given them between $ 300 and $ 1,600 and sought to control their lives and keep them quiet about their sexual encounters, according to court documents examined by TMZ.
Rachel said in court documents that she contacted Bassnectar in late 2012 and that their sexual relationship began in May 2013. Bassnectar encouraged Rachel to “take and send sexually explicit photos over time.” what was empty “, said the women in the process.
Alexis stated in court documents that Bassnectar contacted her in 2014 and that they had sex several times over the next two years, all the time when she was a minor.
Bassnectar issued a statement following allegations last summer denying sexual misconduct.
Rumors of sexual misconduct circulating about me are completely untrue. I want to leave that, because it’s really that simple, “he said in a private Facebook fan group, your EDM reported in June last year. “I was never involved in anything that was not absolute, unequivocally consensual. At a time when profile men are called for violence against women, I am proud to be an ally of women and I stand in solidarity with the victims.
“I thank all those who listen to real victims of abuse and support women.”
In screengrabs that circulated on social media following the statement, the artist exposed his past.
“In the 20’s and 30’s I was constantly traveling and I never felt like I had a permanent home,” Bassnectar wrote. “Most of the women I met were younger than me in college, which at the time didn’t seem weird, wrong, or creepy.
“We had a lot of fun together and, in most cases, we shared a beautiful bond or a lasting friendship.”
He continued: “Looking back now, I simply wish I had never opened up to anyone I met along the way, because any relationship in that context had the potential to get complicated, to be interpreted. wrong or to cause unintentional emotional harm to others. “