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The Los Angeles District Attorney's office said
it had reviewed the accusation by a woman who was 18 years old
at the time, but said the statute of limitations had expired in
2013.
"An analysis of the strengths and weaknesses of the evidence is
not warranted, and the matter is declined," prosecutors said in
a charge evaluation worksheet released to the media.
They gave no details of the case, but Carter last year denied an
allegation that he raped a teen pop singer 15 years ago.
An attorney for Carter, whose band is currently playing a
long-term engagement in Las Vegas, said in a statement on
Tuesday that the singer was "happy to put the matter behind
him."
"Nick has denied these allegations ever since he first learned
of them last year," attorney Michael Holtz said in the
statement.
The Backstreet Boys were one of the biggest boy bands of the
late 1990s and early 2000s, with hits like "Quit Playing Games
With My Heart."
Accusations of sexual misconduct, inspired by the #MeToo social
media movement, have forced multiple celebrities, politicians
and businessmen to step down or be fired in the past year.
(Reporting by Jill Serjeant)
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