Author Neil Gaiman Sued By Former Nanny For Alleged Rape And Human Trafficking

Scarlett Pavlovich, who previously accused the “Coraline” author in a Vulture article, also sued Gaiman’s estranged wife, Amanda Palmer.

Acclaimed author Neil Gaiman is being sued for alleged sexual abuse, sexual assault, rape, coercion and human trafficking by a former nanny, who further claims Gaiman’s estranged wife Amanda Palmer has known about his “pattern of sexual misconduct” since 2015.

Scarlett Pavlovich filed a federal lawsuit Monday in Wisconsin under the Trafficking Victim Protection Act. She first accused Gaiman in a Vulture article last month alongside seven other women — some of whom first detailed their experiences on a U.K. podcast last year.

Gaiman denied any wrongdoing in a statement on his website following the article.

Pavlovich also filed lawsuits in Massachusetts and New York federal court, naming only Palmer as a defendant, “given the uncertainty” of which state she lives in; Pavlovich sued Gaiman in Wisconsin as the “Coraline” author resides in the local town of Menomonie.

“In an effort to conceal his misconduct, Gaiman has entered into several agreements to provide compensation to women he has victimized, in some cases, for hundreds of thousands of dollars,” Pavlovich claims in her filing, which alleges this began “no later than 2007.”