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TMZ.com<\/span>\n <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n Nelly<\/strong><\/a> is putting a sexual assault case behind him by reaching an agreement with his accuser to settle the matter out of court.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n A woman in England had filed a lawsuit, about a year ago, against Nelly for allegedly sexually assaulting her after a 2017 concert in Essex. The accuser, who filed as Jane Doe, had claimed the rapper forced her to perform oral sex during a meet-and-greet.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n According to docs filed Tuesday in federal court, and obtained by TMZ, the accuser has informed the judge that she and Nelly recently settled their dispute<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Neither side is saying whether money changed hands \u2026 terms of the agreement are confidential.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n Nelly\u2019s girlfriend, Shantel Jackson<\/strong><\/a>, is also in the clear now. The accuser had included her<\/strong><\/a> in the lawsuit, claiming Shantel lied when she dismissed the accuser as a liar.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n As TMZ first reported, Nelly had similarly reached a settlement<\/strong><\/a> last year with another woman who claimed he sexually assaulted her on his tour bus.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n