Matt Riddle is bringing a civil suit against Candy Cartwright after she accused him of sexually assaulting her.
Riddle’s lawyer, Daniel Rose, issued the following statement on Thursday afternoon:
On July 14, 2020, our client Matthew Riddle only sought a cyberstalking injunction against Samantha Tavel. The Court set it for hearing as they found probable cause for the matter to be heard. It was represented to our client and our firm that Ms. Tavel had moved on with her life and our client would no longer need to continue with the cyberstalking injunction. Our client then dismissed the cyberstalking injunction (without prejudice) which left all of his legal remedies open and allowed for closure. Today, our client has elected to file a civil suit against Ms. Tavel for her continued false and defamatory statements that our client sexually assaulted her. No further statements will be made on social media on this matter at this time.
The news comes hours after it was announced that Riddle was voluntarily dropping the order of protection request just 36 hours before it was to go to trial. On Wednesday night, Cartwright (Samantha Tavel) issued a statement thanking the Time’s Up Legal Defense Fund for helping her fight the claims against her. She said that while she’s glad the claims were dismissed the damage to her reputation and career still remains.
