'SNL' alum Horatio Sanz accused in lawsuit of grooming underage fan, sexually assaulting her
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sn ... y-n1276776
Highlights!
It alleges the girl was assaulted on numerous occasions beginning in 2000 when she was 15 and Sanz, who was on the show from 1998 to 2006, was 31.
The lawsuit alleges that the girl, identified as Jane Doe, was a superfan of "SNL" and would post about the show on a website she ran. In January 2000, Sanz and fellow cast mate Jimmy Fallon emailed the 15-year-old from an NBC account, according to the suit.
It says that the messages "started an incessant exchange of communications in which defendant Sanz groomed and molested Plaintiff. In these communications with plaintiff, Sanz regularly and repeatedly asked for photos of her," the suit alleges.
In May 2002, Sanz allegedly gave the girl, then 17, a ride in a limousine. The lawsuit says she attended two "SNL" parties and Sanz allegedly acted inappropriately by "kissing her, groping her breasts, groping her buttocks, and digitally penetrating her genitals" without her consent.
And for the other perspective...
SNL declined to comment on legal matters to Vulture. Sanz’s attorney called the allegations “categorically false” in a statement provided to Vulture. “However often she repeats her ludicrous allegations or tries to rope in other high-profile names to generate media attention, they will always be false,” wrote attorney Andrew Brettler. “Before filing this lawsuit anonymously, she demanded $7.5 million in exchange for her silence. We, of course, refused and will vigorously contest these totally meritless claims.”
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