A musician who anonymously sued former Recording Academy CEO Neil Portnow for sexual assault has requested the court docket to dismiss her case, The New York Occasions studies. She cited the sudden resignation of her lawyer and issues {that a} court docket would grant a movement by the prosecution to disclose her id, based on paperwork seen by Pitchfork.
The lady, who had accused Portnow of drugging and raping her in a New York resort room in 2018, filed her federal lawsuit in November. She had named the Recording Academy as a defendant, saying the group “knew or ought to have recognized of Defendant Portnow’s sexually assaultive habits in the direction of ladies” and had “aided and abetted Portnow’s conduct to guard their reputations.” Each Portnow and the academy denied the claims in opposition to them.
In her request to dismiss the lawsuit voluntarily with out prejudice, the lady mentioned her lawyer had suggested her that the prosecution would file a movement to disclose her id, and that it will probably prevail, inflicting her “potential grave hurt.” She went on to precise confusion that, on the identical time, the lawyer had informed her he would resign from representing her. “The circumstances surrounding this case have created a real concern for my security, and emotional well-being,” she wrote within the letter to the decide. “Dismissing the case would alleviate this worry and permit me to maneuver ahead with out pointless dangers.”
Pitchfork has emailed counsel for the lady for remark and extra info. When reached by Pitchfork, a consultant for the Recording Academy supplied no remark. A consultant for one among Neil Portnow’s attorneys, Edward M. Spiro, additionally informed Pitchfork that the lawyer and his shopper don’t have any remark.
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