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The events concerned in a lawsuit introduced by an undisclosed lady accusing former “Saturday Night time Reside” star Horatio Sanz of sexual assault twenty years in the past have agreed to dismiss the case, in line with courtroom information from the Supreme Courtroom of New York.
The submitting mentioned “all claims asserted by Plaintiff Jane Doe … are hereby dismissed with prejudice, with out prices and attorneys’ charges to any social gathering or towards some other social gathering.”
A dismissal with prejudice means the case can’t be refiled.
Each Sanz and NBC Common, the mum or dad firm of “SNL,” had been named as defendants within the lawsuit.
In her 2021 lawsuit, the girl mentioned Sanz started grooming her when she was round 14 and sexually assaulted her when she was 17 years outdated, in line with courtroom paperwork.
On the time of the preliminary swimsuit, the girl, who’s recognized solely as Jane Doe, alleged that Sanz sexually abused her by “kissing her, groping her breasts, groping her buttocks, and digitally penetrating her genitals forcibly and with out Plaintiff’s consent” in Could 2002 at and after “SNL” events, the swimsuit said.
Sanz beforehand denied the allegations, together with his legal professional saying they had been “categorically false.” CNN has reached out to NBC Common for remark.
Sanz was an “SNL” forged member from 1998 to 2006 and was the present’s first Latino forged member, in line with IMDB. He was recognized for his stoner character Gobi alongside Jimmy Fallon within the recurring “Jarret’s Room” skits in addition to for the 2002 film “Boat Journey.”