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Published 16:46 14 Jul 2021 GMT
Kyle Massey is now wanted by police after he failed to attend a court hearing after sexual misconduct allegations were made against him.
The 29-year-old former Disney Channel star was charged with immoral communication with a minor after it was alleged that he sent sexually explicit material to a 13-year-old girl via Snapchat.
Massey was due to appear for his arraignment on Monday, July 12, in King County, Washington state. However, after he seemingly declined to make an appearance, the presiding judge signed a $100,000 warrant for his arrest.
In a statement made to TMZ, a representative for the King’s County District Attorney stated that Massey had not filed anything in the court docket and had not communicated with the DA's office.
They continued: "It is possible that Mr. Massey’s attorney is calling the wrong office.
"It's also worth noting that Mr. Massey previously acknowledged the filing of the case in past media articles since the first arraignment date, which also included today’s new arraignment date.
"There's no misrepresentation here. Quite simply, Mr. Massey did not appear in court."
Meanwhile, Massey's attorney Lee Hutton stated that he made several phone calls to the DA on his client's behalf but has not received a response.
Per NBC News, Hutton stated: "We will move forward to defend these allegations but also determine why due process has not been followed."
The former That's So Raven star - who played Cory Baxter on the show - is accused of attempting to groom a minor and of sending her illicit images over the social media platform between December 2018 and January 2019.
NBC News reports that the mother of the child handed police investigators a flash drive, which allegedly contained videos and images of the performer exposing himself on camera.
The girl, who has not been named in a bid to protect her identity, previously sued Massey for $1.5 million back in 2019, alleging that Massey had behaved inappropriately. This civil suit was dismissed for failure to prosecute.
However, according to the above publication, Massey apparently learned that these allegations had resurfaced on June 30 via media reports of his arraignment last month. The actor furthermore claims that he was never properly notified by the court.
