"Marilyn Manson's former personal assistant, Ashley Walters, has won the right to revive her sexual assault lawsuit against the singer and take it to trial, Deadline reports. The same judge who last month dismissed the long-running case, citing the statute of limitations, ruled that it is now legally eligible due to a new California law extending that statute. The judge set a court date of March 27 to review developments."
"The new law, Assembly Bill 250, was signed by California Governor Gavin Newsom last year but took effect just after last month's dismissal. Steve Cochran, the L.A. Superior Court judge who has recently overseen the case, had initially ruled that he lacked the authority to apply the delayed discovery rule, due to the 10-year gap between Walters' stint working with Manson and the 2021 lawsuit. Walters and her lawyers had argued that repressed memories delayed the filing. When an appellate panel ruled that she should be given a chance to prove as much, however, her lawyers failed to persuade Judge Cochran."
A judge allowed Ashley Walters to revive her sexual assault lawsuit against Marilyn Manson, enabling the case to proceed to trial under a new California statute extension. Assembly Bill 250, signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, took effect after a prior dismissal that relied on the statute of limitations. Walters and her lawyers argued that repressed memories delayed the filing, and an appellate panel had urged a chance to prove that. A court date of March 27 was set to review developments. Manson denies the allegations; Los Angeles authorities previously dropped criminal pursuit citing limitations and evidentiary difficulty.
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