Marilyn Manson’s former private assistant, Ashley Walters, has gained the proper to revive her sexual assault lawsuit in opposition to the singer and take it to trial, Deadline reports. The identical decide who final month dismissed the long-running case, citing the statute of limitations, dominated that it’s now legally eligible attributable to a brand new California regulation extending that statute. The decide set a courtroom date of March 27 to overview developments.
The brand new regulation, Meeting Invoice 250, was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom final 12 months however took impact simply after final month’s dismissal. Steve Cochran, the L.A. Superior Courtroom decide who has not too long ago overseen the case, had initially dominated that he lacked the authority to use the delayed discovery rule, because of the 10-year hole between Walters’ stint working with Manson and the 2021 lawsuit. Walters and her attorneys had argued that repressed reminiscences delayed the submitting. When an appellate panel dominated that she ought to be given an opportunity to show as a lot, nevertheless, her attorneys failed to steer Decide Cochran.
Walters’ lawyer Bina Ahmad informed Deadline that her consumer “has needed to overcome a number of obstacles, as so many survivors are compelled to do. Mr. Warner has tried again and again to keep away from accountability for his abuse in opposition to Ms. Walters. However now, due to AB 250, abusers like Mr. Warner can now not conceal behind the statute of limitations.”
Manson denies Walters’ claims of sexual assault. Final 12 months, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Division dropped its pursuit of prison costs in opposition to Manson, citing the statute of limitations and issue proving “costs of sexual assault past an affordable doubt.”
