Comedian Chris D’Elia faces a new lawsuit accusing him of violating federal child pornography and child sexual exploitation laws, including requesting more than 100 sexually explicit photos and videos of a woman identified as “Jane Doe.”
Half of the photos and videos were allegedly taken when Doe was 17, according to the lawsuit, which was filed Tuesday in federal district court for the Central District of California and reviewed by The Times. Doe had contacted D’Elia in September 2014 via Instagram, never waiting for a response. The comedian was on his “Under No Influence” tour at the time. They later communicated via Snapchat, the lawsuit alleges.
“When I was in my senior year of high school and still a kid, I was groomed by a celebrity twice my age,” Doe said in a statement released Tuesday by his attorneys, Monica Beck and Chloe Neely of the Fierberg National. Law Group. “Chris D’Elia abused his status and fame to attract, take advantage and manipulate me when I was at a vulnerable age. I want any other girl to know that she is not alone and that it is time for justice to be done for the physical and mental damage that she has put us through. “
A spokesperson for D’Elia said Tuesday: “Chris denies these allegations and will vigorously defend himself against them in court.”
Source: Los Angeles Times
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