"The (There's Gotta Be) More to Life singer, 39, is seeking unspecified damages as well as a trial by jury after filing a lawsuit this week against multiple parties including former manager Britt Ham, Universal Music Group, and ForeFront Records for multiple offenses including childhood sexual abuse, sexual battery, negligence and gender violence, according to the filing on the website for her attorneys at Stritmatter Law."
"Allegedly, the industry prioritized the commercial value of Ms. Orrico's public image as a wholesome Christian pop star, while failing to prioritize the young teen's safety and wellbeing. The filing states that in or around 2007,) the Grammy nominee's career came to an abrupt end due to the trauma she endured as a result of sexual abuse and exploitation while she was a minor child and a professional music artist under Defendants' control, supervision, and authority."
"It has taken me years to become strong enough but I am ready to fight for every young and innocent person who has been, and continues to be, abused in the music industry and in the Church. Orrico says Ham's sexual abuse began at a hotel when she was 14 and continued throughout her teen years. He had penetrative sex with the singer when she was just 17, according to the lawsuit."
Stacie Orrico alleges she was groomed, sexually assaulted and exploited by her former manager beginning when she was 14 and continuing through her teens, including penetrative sex at age 17. She names former manager Britt Ham, Universal Music Group, ForeFront Records and others in a lawsuit seeking unspecified damages and a jury trial, alleging childhood sexual abuse, sexual battery, negligence and gender violence. The suit alleges labels prioritized Orrico's commercial image as a wholesome Christian pop star over her safety, and that her career ended abruptly around 2007 due to trauma from the abuse and exploitation.
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