FORMER THATS SO RAVEN STAR KYLE MASSEY SUED FOR ALLEGED SEXUAL MISCONDUCT WITH A MINOR
Former Disney star Kyle Massey is
being sued for $1.5 million for allegedly "attempting to commit a lewd act
with a minor."
The
suit was filed anonymously and thus refers to the accuser as Jane Doe, who is
allegedly a minor and kept her name out of it due to "the highly sensitive
and personal nature of the subject matter". Her mother, Anne Doe, filed on
her behalf, according to court documents obtained by E! News.
Jane
and Anne Doe allege that their relationship with Massey dates back to when Jane
was 4-years-old when they allegedly met at Universal City. According to the
lawsuit, the 27-year-old actor allegedly "maintained contact" with
Anne and her family and became a "father figure" to Jane.
The daughter allegedly wanted to
pursue a career in entertainment, so Massey, according to the lawsuit,
"would offer to use his success and influence in the entertainment
industry" to help her out.
Jane Doe allegedly reached out to Massey when
she was 13 and supposedly texted him and said she would "LOVE to
audition" for his show Cory in the House. The suit alleges
that Massey offered to fly Jane out and have her live with him.
Massey allegedly called Jane "so sweet
and so beautiful" in a text to Anne. "I'll take care of her," he
allegedly wrote.
According to the lawsuit, things escalated
when Massey allegedly "began to send Jane Doe numerous sexually explicit
text messages, images, and videos." These allegedly include videos of
Massey's girlfriend as well as "a Snapchat image of Massey holding
his penis" as well as other alleged "lewd" texts.
Jane was allegedly 13 at the time and Massey
27.
Jane and Anne's lawsuit calls Massey's actions
"repugnant" and say that Jane suffered "great pain of mind,
body, shock, emotional distress" and more.
Angel Massey, his mom and manager, told E!
News in an email that "Kyle is the victim here." She added,
"Kyle was a victim as a minor and now as an adult with this attempted
extortion."
According to Angel, Anne Doe "requested a
mediation and a confidential settlement of 1.5 million dollars to keep this
'matter' from going public." Angel says she "respectfully declined
the offer because Kyle had not done anything wrong."
She added, "This lawsuit will reveal more information more favorable
for Kyle as it unfolds."
E! News has reached
out to Massey's legal team for comment.
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