Incest allegations against Ricky Martin are dropped as singer's nephew withdraws his abuse claims
22.07.2022 - 00:41
/ ok.co.uk
Incest allegations made against Ricky Martin have officially been dismissed by a Puerto Rican judge at the request of the alleged victim, Ricky's own nephew. The 50 year old Livin’ La Vida Loca singer was originally accused of abusing his nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sanchez, after the 21 year old claimed they were in a sexual relationship together.
Dennis, who is the son of the pop singer's half-sister, Vanessa Martin, claimed to have been in a relationship with his uncle for around 7 months, before breaking up. Following this split, he alleges he was subjected to continued abuse and stalking from his famous relative, and filed for a temporary restraining order (TRO) against his uncle on July 1 after he claimed that he “fears for his safety.” The Grammy award winning musician strongly denied the allegations and painted his nephew as a troubled young man who was suffering from complex mental health issues, with absolutely no truth in any of the claims.The singer's lawyer previously told TMZ: "Unfortunately, the person who made this claim is struggling with deep mental health challenges.
Ricky Martin has, of course, never been - and would never be - involved in any kind of sexual or romantic relationship with his nephew.” They added: "The idea is not only untrue, it is disgusting. We all hope that this man gets the help he so urgently needs.
But, most of all, we look forward to this awful case being dismissed as soon as a judge gets to look at the facts." Under Puerto Rico’s Law 54, the Domestic Abuse Prevention and Intervention Act, the restraining order was initially granted, but later dismissed by a Puerto Rican judge on Thursday at the claimant’s request. Following the ruling, Ricky broke his silence regarding the case in a
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