Ricky Martin’s attorney challenges new sexual assault allegations against him

After the equivalent case has been withdrawn, Ricky Martin was charged with sexual assault. The 50-year-old Grammy winner was named in a separate complaint Friday at a police station in San Juan, Puerto Rico’s birthplace, according to the Associated Press.

These allegations are incredibly disrespectful and completely baseless, his attorney, Jose Andrew Fuentes, told PEOPLE in a statement. However, Ricky Martin swore that he never physically harmed him, and his case had to be dropped.

After being charged with trying to blackmail Mr. Martin, he is now trying to spread lies again. Andréu-Fuentes continues.

Details of the allegation and the name of the accuser are unknown, but the AP said the new lawsuit was filed by Dennis Yadiel Sanchez Martin, Ricky’s sister and mother of Ricky’s nephew.

They said the charges would not result in immediate arrests because the alleged events were not recent.

Dennis first requested a temporary domestic violence injunction against his uncle in July, but Ricky’s representative said the allegations were completely untrue and made up.

The two had been in an intimate relationship for seven months, according to the accusations, and Martin refused to believe the relationship ended two months ago. .

Unfortunately, the person making this accusation is dealing with serious mental health issues, Ricky’s other attorney, Marty Singer, said in a statement to PEOPLE. I have never had a sexual or romantic relationship with