NOTE:\u00a0The following article contains disturbing content. Please read at your own discretion.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n Amanda Palmer<\/a>, ex-wife of author Neil Gaiman<\/a>, has denied allegations of rape and human trafficking<\/a> made by a woman who worked as a nanny for the former couple.<\/p>\n Scarlett Pavlovich, the former family babysitter, filed three civil lawsuits \u2014 one against Gaiman and his ex-wife, Palmer, and two more against Palmer \u2014 in federal court in Wisconsin, Massachusetts and New York on Feb. 3.<\/p>\n Pavlovich alleged the former couple violated laws on federal human trafficking, sexual assault and battery while she worked as the family\u2019s nanny. She claims Gaiman assaulted her multiple times and that she told Palmer, who allegedly knew of past incidents of abuse.<\/p>\n Palmer took to Instagram to address the allegations in a statement<\/a>, writing, \u201cI thank you all for continuing to respect my recent request for privacy as I navigate this extremely difficult moment. I must protect my young child and his right to privacy.\u201d<\/p>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \u201cWith that as my priority, I will not respond to the specific allegations being made against me except to say that I deny the allegations and will respond in due course. My heart goes out to all survivors.\u201d<\/p>\n Pavlovich alleged in the lawsuits that she was homeless and living on a beach when she met Palmer in Auckland, New Zealand, in 2020. Pavlovich was 22 years old at the time.<\/p>\n Get the day’s top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n According to the lawsuits, Palmer invited Pavlovich to the couple\u2019s home on Waiheke Island. Pavlovich began running errands for the couple, babysitting their son and helping with chores, eventually becoming the couple\u2019s nanny.<\/p>\n Gaiman first sexually assaulted her the night they met in February 2022, according to the lawsuits. The assaults continued, but she kept working for the couple because she was broke and homeless, and Gaiman had told her he would help her writing career, according to the lawsuits.<\/p>\n \n\t\tTrending Now<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tWoman arrested after Super Bowl reporter found dead in Louisiana hotel room<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n \n\t\t\t\tBuffy Sainte-Marie stripped of her Order of Canada by Governor General<\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n \t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/section>\n Story continues below advertisement<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n When Pavlovich told Palmer about the assaults, Palmer allegedly told her that more than a dozen women had claimed that Gaiman had sexually abused them in the past.<\/p>\n The assaults didn\u2019t stop until Pavlovich told Palmer she was going to kill herself, the lawsuits said. She left the family and became homeless again, although the documents say Gaiman continued to pay her for her work caring for the couple\u2019s child and helped cover her rent for a few months.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t![\"Get](\"https:\/\/globalnews.ca\/wp-content\/themes\/shaw-globalnews\/images\/skyline\/national.jpg\")
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