Ricky Martin will not face charges for allegedly committing sexual assault or domestic violence against his nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sanchez Martin, who accused him of the acts in question, the local Puerto Rico Department of Justice said this Friday.
As the source explains in a statement, the information collected by the Puerto Rico police and the Public Ministry during the investigation It is inconsistent with the allegations and does not support the charges.
Given this, the San Juan Prosecutor’s Office is prevented from bringing criminal proceedings in courtsays the Ministry of Justice in the memo.
“After completing an exhaustive investigative process with the Sheriff’s Office, the San Juan District Attorney’s Office determined that the formulation of charges against Enrique Martin Morales is not appropriatepublicly known as Ricky Martin,” the statement reads.
The matching form of Ricky Martin’s nephew
Last May, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin, Ricky Martin’s nephew, sued the artist for $10 million in damages for allegedly committing “non-consensual sexual conduct” against him since he was 11 years old.
This is how Sánchez Martín responded to the civil lawsuit filed by his uncle in September 2022 for extortion, malicious prosecution, abuse of law, compensation.
The counterclaim, filed in San Juan District Court, details a series of alleged non-consensual sexual encounters between the singer and Sanchez Martin.
Many of these alleged sexual encounters were included in the eviction protection order granted to the nephew in July 2022 and later filed at Sánchez Martin’s own request.
Some of that allegedly took place in the artist’s car when he was looking for his nephew at Sotero Figueroa High School in San Juan, according to the counterclaim.
The court document states that Ricky Martin “stalked” the minor, taking him to various locations in San Juan without leaving the vehicle and to secluded locations to “perform oral and genital sex.”
“The non-consensual sexual relations continued after high school and during the years that plaintiff herein Sánchez Martín was under twenty-one (21) years of age. In the following years, telephone and social media communications between the parties intensified,” it details.
The counterclaim further alleges that “one year prior to filing an application for an order of protection under the Domestic Violence Act with the Court, Plaintiff Sánchez Martin continuously warned Ricky Martin that he felt stalked and asked him to stop his actions.”
Ignoring the allegations, Sánchez Martin chose to file a civil suit for a protective order.
The legal battles between the singer and his nephew began in July 2022, when Sánchez Martin was granted the aforementioned protection order against his uncle, which was later filed.
The Justice then granted Enrique Martin Morales, the first name of the singer, a stalking protection order against his nephew, which was extended for one year in November 2022.
Source: univision
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