US EditionUS judges dismiss lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault in New Zealand
U.S. federal judges ruled all related lawsuits must proceed in New Zealand, citing jurisdiction issues despite allegations of sexual assault and $7 million damages claim.
- Lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children's nanny in New Zealand have been dismissed by US federal judges.
- New Zealand woman Scarlett Pavlovich accused Gaiman of multiple sexual assaults when she worked as the family's nanny in 2022, seeking damages exceeding US$1 million.
- Gaiman denied the claims, arguing that the alleged abuses occurred in New Zealand where both had residency, so the US had no jurisdiction.
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In the complaints, Scarlett Pavlovich, a caregiver for her son, accused her of having sexually assaulted her four years ago in New Zealand, according to several Anglo-Saxon media outlets. The complaints were brought to court in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and New York in February 2025 and were directed against the author of the popular comic book Sandman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, who were also referred to as perpetrators of a human trafficking c…
Lawsuits accusing fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexual assault dismissed
Federal judges have dismissed three lawsuits accusing bestselling British fantasy author Neil Gaiman of sexually assaulting his children’s nanny in New Zealand four years ago. Scarlett Pavlovich filed a lawsuit against Gaiman and his wife, Amanda Palmer, in Wisconsin in February 2025, accusing Gaiman of multiple sexual assaults while she worked as the family’s nanny in 2022. She filed lawsuits against Palmer in Massachusetts and in New York on t…
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