After over five (5) years of contentious and controversial litigation, Lorin Ashton aka Bassnectar has settled the civil lawsuit against him. The lawsuit alleged claims of sexual abuse, grooming, and even sex trafficking at one point.
In 2020, Lorin Ashton faced multiple allegations of sexual misconduct, including claims of engaging in inappropriate relationships with underage girls. These accusations led to a lawsuit filed in 2021, alleging child sexual abuse, sex trafficking, and the creation and possession of child pornography. Ashton denied all allegations, describing them as âoutrageousâ and âwithout merit.â These words alone turned away many fans. In response to the controversy, he announced an indefinite hiatus from his music career. Many other artist like Blunts & Blondes, Space Jesus, Datsik, SNAILS, and Graves have seen accusations in the past years. Several of them have been vindicated since those accusations were made. In the past year or so, he has starting (with varying degrees of success) to restart his musical career. His shows have been marred with controversy as the case has gone on, so his events have had to keep venues secret in order to avoid cancellations and such.
Itâs important to note that this was not a criminal case, but a civil lawsuit. The case had been moving towards trial and evidence was being ruled on as the trial approached. Now it appears that the parties have come to a confidential settlement agreement and the case against Bassnectar has been dismissed. That means that, essentially, this matter is closed. There will not be a vindication nor will there be a finding of wrongdoing on the part of Bassnecar. Even the Bassnectar subreddit community is torn about what to make of this outcome.
Since the Order describes a confidentiality agreement, we suspect we will never hear details about the settlement from the accusers. Itâs truly a mixed bag, where people will still be divided as to what this settlement means about the truth of the accusations. You can view the Dismissal Order below. Does this affect your view of Bassnectar at this point?
