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Sexual Misconduct

A federal court in Tennessee denied a Jane Doe’s request to proceed under a pseudonym in a lawsuit against Lorin Ashton — a DJ also known as Bassnectar — and related entitites involving claims alleging sex trafficking and possession of child pornography. The Jane Doe alleges she was 17 when she was “targeted, groomed and sexually exploited” by Ashton.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — A federal court in Tennessee denied a Jane Doe’s request to proceed under a pseudonym in a lawsuit against Lorin Ashton — a DJ also known as Bassnectar — and related entities involving claims alleging sex trafficking and possession of child pornography. The Jane Doe alleges she was 17 when she was “targeted, groomed and sexually exploited” by Ashton. 

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