People Nelly: Mutmaßliches Vergewaltigungsopfer lässt Anzeige fallen

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1.12.2017 - 14:54

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Rapper NELLY was reportedly arrested on Saturday morning (07Oct17) on second degree rape charges.

The Hot in Herre singer has been accused of raping an unnamed woman on his tour bus in Washington state at around 3.45am on Saturday, according to TMZ.com.

Nelly, real name Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., was booked on second degree rape charges and is reportedly still in custody.

The 42-year-old was scheduled to perform in Ridgefield, Washington on Saturday night as part of his ongoing tour with country duo Florida Georgia Line.

His representative has yet to comment on the arrest report.

The rap star has had a number of legal issues in recent years, including an arrest in 2015 for felony drug possession, after Tennessee state troopers found narcotics paraphernalia on his tour bus. He was also slapped with a $2 million tax lien by America's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2016.

In June, he told Rolling Stone magazine his legal troubles were behind him, insisting he had sorted out the IRS situation within a couple of weeks.

"I mean, there were some f**ked-up moments," he said, "but I was never down. It was a situation where I needed to clean up business. We all go through that. But that was it. I cleaned it up and now we're doing what we do."

Nelly has been on tour with Florida Georgia Line, with whom he recorded the hit Cruise, since June (17). The trek is set to finish later this month.

The tour also included U.S. stadium dates with the Backstreet Boys and Chris Lane. (HW/WNWCZM/HW&KL)**

Los Angeles premiere of 'Can't Stop, Won't Stop: The Bad Boy Story' - Arrivals

Featuring: Nelly
Where: Los Angeles, California, United States
When: 21 Jun 2017
Credit: Eugene Powers/WENN.com
****File Photos** Rapper NELLY was reportedly arrested on Saturday morning (07Oct17) on second degree rape charges. The Hot in Herre singer has been accused of raping an unnamed woman on his tour bus in Washington state at around 3.45am on Saturday, according to TMZ.com. Nelly, real name Cornell Iral Haynes Jr., was booked on second degree rape charges and is reportedly still in custody. The 42-year-old was scheduled to perform in Ridgefield, Washington on Saturday night as part of his ongoing tour with country duo Florida Georgia Line. His representative has yet to comment on the arrest report. The rap star has had a number of legal issues in recent years, including an arrest in 2015 for felony drug possession, after Tennessee state troopers found narcotics paraphernalia on his tour bus. He was also slapped with a $2 million tax lien by America's Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in 2016. In June, he told Rolling Stone magazine his legal troubles were behind him, insisting he had sorted out the IRS situation within a couple of weeks. "I mean, there were some f**ked-up moments," he said, "but I was never down. It was a situation where I needed to clean up business. We all go through that. But that was it. I cleaned it up and now we're doing what we do." Nelly has been on tour with Florida Georgia Line, with whom he recorded the hit Cruise, since June (17). The trek is set to finish later this month. The tour also included U.S. stadium dates with the Backstreet Boys and Chris Lane. (HW/WNWCZM/HW&KL)** Los Angeles premiere of 'Can't Stop, Won't Stop: The Bad Boy Story' - Arrivals Featuring: Nelly Where: Los Angeles, California, United States When: 21 Jun 2017 Credit: Eugene Powers/WENN.com
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(Cover) - DE Showbiz - Die Frau, die Nelly (42) der Vergewaltigung beschuldigt, hat offenbar Angst davor, die Strafverfolgung gegen ihn fortzusetzen.

Der US-Rapper ('Dilemma') wurde am 7. Oktober in Untersuchungshaft gesteckt, nachdem eine bisher nicht namentlich genannte Studentin Anzeige gegen ihn erstattet hatte. So soll er sich in seinem Tourbus an ihr vergangen haben. Jetzt macht die junge Frau aber einen Rückzieher: Wie ihre Anwältin Karen Koehler gegenüber 'TMZ' preisgab, traut sie sich nicht mehr, vor Gericht gegen Nelly auszusagen, und möchte die Anzeige deshalb fallen lassen.

"Wir leben nicht in einer Gesellschaft, in der sich eine 21-jährige College-Studentin sicher genug fühlen kann, um Strafanzeige wegen einer mutmaßlichen Vergewaltigung gegen einen Promi zu erstatten", kritisierte die Anwältin. "Wer wird ihr glauben? Die Leute sagen jetzt schon furchtbare Dinge über sie. Sie kommt damit nicht klar. Sie steht kurz vorm Zusammenbruch." Die Schuld sieht Koehler unter anderem bei der Staatsanwaltschaft, da diese nicht dafür gesorgt habe, dass die Medien ihre Nase aus der Sache halten.

Nelly dementiert den Vergewaltigungsvorwurf derweil. In einem Statement erklärte der Musiker, der ohne Kaution wieder freikam: "Ich bin mehr als schockiert, dass mit diesen falschen Anschuldigungen auf mich abgezielt wird. Ich bin völlig unschuldig. Ich bin mir sicher, es wird klar werden, dass ich Opfer falscher Anschuldigungen bin, sobald die Fakten untersucht wurden." Außerdem kündigte Nelly an, rechtliche Schritte wegen Diffamierung einleiten zu wollen.

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