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Thomas Ravenel‘s ex-nanny hasfiled a civil lawsuit against theSouthern Charmalumas well as Bravo, NBC Universal, Comcast, and the show’s production company, Haymaker.
In the complaint, she claims that Bravo, NBC Universal, Comcast and Haymaker are responsible too as they “created, permitted and encouragedSouthern Charmplot lines that focus on alcohol, sexual encounters, and the concept that male cast members, including Defendant Ravenel, suffer from ‘Peter Pan Syndrome’ and they are the ‘Lost Boys’ and Charleston is their ‘Neverland.’ “
Reps for Ravenel, Bravo, NBC Universal, Comcast, and Haymaker did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. PEOPLE is also out to Dawn.
Ravenel, 56, previously denied Dawn’s sexual assult allegations through his lawyer, as well as a separate sexual assault accusation from a woman he met on Tinder in 2015.
“My client enjoys a certain degree of fame, which has unfortunately made him a vulnerable target for such claims,” Ravenel’s late attorneyRichard P. Terbruschtold PEOPLE in a statement. (Terbrusch waskilled in a plane crashin October.)
Bravoconfirmed to PEOPLE in Septemberthat Ravenel is not coming back to the show. The network’s decision came after hesuggested he was quittingin August, tweeting “I’m not doing the show anymore. In the contract, they have the right to fictionalize your story. They took advantage of me. I decided I’ve got too much to lose and informed them I’m not coming back.”
Dawn began caring for Ravenel’s two children with ex-girlfriend and costarKathryn Dennisback in 2014. The exes share daughterKensie, 4, and sonSaint, 2½.
She alleged that the incident escalated when she went upstairs to grab her jacket, which had her car keys in the pocket.
“I was corralled into the master bedroom and he shut the door behind me. I turned around and he had his pants dropped, not wearing underwear,” she said. “He was blocking the door. I was mortified, embarrassed, and scared.”
Thomas Ravenel/Instagram; Kathryn Dennis/Instagram
“He proceeded to rip my clothes off, and I struggled to redress,” she continued. “I remember how worried I was that I may have to run outside in the January cold without clothes on and in an upscale neighborhood. I lived almost an hour away so I would have to drive home naked.”
Ravenel’sarrest affidavitincluded graphic details of the alleged assault.
source: people.com
