Once again, Ricky Martin faces problems with the law in his native Puerto Rico after it was revealed that his nephew countersued him for millions of dollars to compensate for the damages caused by alleged sexual abuse.
In July of last year, the 51-year-old Puerto Rican star was denounced by his nephew, Dennis Yadiel Sánchez, 22, the son of his half-sister Vanessa Martin, for alleged domestic violence and sexual assault.
However, Vanessa testified before the judge of the San Juan Court of First Instance and showed several text messages from the conversations she had with her son, where the singer’s innocence would be proven.
Ricky Martin’s nephew dropped charges
Without concrete evidence in his hands and after the Puerto Rican singer filed a complaint against the young man for extortion and malicious persecution, requesting damages of 20 million dollars for the damage caused to his reputation, the charges were later withdrawn by himself. Dennis.
It should be remembered that the interpreter of Livin’ la Vida Loca He always denied the accusations. In addition, at the time, he said that he regretted what happened, emphasizing the alleged mental problems of the young man, from whom he obtained, in September 2022, a restraining order in his favor “based on completely false accusations.”
Ricky Martin is countersued for millions of dollars
But just when the Puerto Rican family drama seemed to have come to an end, local media outlets report that Dennis countersued Ricky for ten million dollars as compensation for the damages caused by allegedly committing “non-consensual sexual conduct” against him since he was a child. 11 years.
So far, neither Ricky Martin nor his lawyers have publicly commented on the new lawsuit against him by his nephew Dennis Yadiel Sánchez Martin.