Horatio Sanz: Events in lawsuit accusing former 'SNL' star of sexual assault conform to dismiss

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The events concerned in a lawsuit introduced by an undisclosed lady accusing former “Saturday Evening Stay” star Horatio Sanz of sexual assault 20 years in the past have agreed to dismiss the case, in accordance with court docket information from the Supreme Court docket of New York.

The submitting stated “all claims asserted by Plaintiff Jane Doe … are hereby dismissed with prejudice, with out prices and attorneys’ charges to any occasion or towards some other occasion.”

A dismissal with prejudice means the case can’t be refiled.

Each Sanz and NBC Common, the father or mother firm of “SNL,” had been named as defendants within the lawsuit.

In her 2021 lawsuit, the lady stated Sanz started grooming her when she was round 14 and sexually assaulted her when she was 17 years outdated, in accordance with court docket paperwork.

On the time of the preliminary go well with, the lady, 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 go well with said.

Sanz beforehand denied the allegations, together with his legal professional saying they have been “categorically false.” Muricas News 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 accordance with IMDB. He was identified for his stoner character Gobi alongside Jimmy Fallon within the recurring “Jarret’s Room” skits in addition to for the 2002 film “Boat Journey.”