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“Mr. Massey did not appear. A judge signed a $100,000 warrant for his arrest,” a representative for the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office tells PEOPLE in a statement.
The 29-year-old’s attorney Lee Hutton toldTMZthat he reached out to the court several times with regards to the missed appearance. He also told the outlet he is “concerned with the misrepresentations made in court,” claiming the Disney alum has not been served.
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In response to those claims, a King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office rep tells PEOPLE, “There’s no misrepresentation here. Quite simply, Mr. Massey did not appear in court.”
“It is possible that Mr. Massey’s attorney is calling the wrong office,” he tells PEOPLE.
Hutton did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request to comment.
This is theThat’s So RavenandCory in the Housealum’s second missed arraignment — the first being in late June, PEOPLE confirmed at the time.
In the complaint, the plaintiff alleged she met Massey at Universal Studios when she was 4 years old and stayed in touch because she wanted to pursue a career in entertainment.
She said that she reached out to Massey in November 2018 about auditioning for a role in a reboot ofCory in the House, and during subsequent conversations, he was informed that she was in eighth grade.
Massey allegedly sent her pornographic content, knowing she was underage, between December 2018 and January 2019, according to the court filing in June.
Days after the lawsuit against him was filed in 2019,Massey denied the allegations.
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“In early 2019, Plaintiff’s attorneys demanded $1.5M threatening to go public to destroy my career if I did not comply. My family and I rejected this extortion attempt, because I have faith that the legal process will reveal the truth,” Massey’s statement continued.
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source: people.com
