An L.A. jury says Ricky Garcia, from the boy band Without end in Your Thoughts, was certainly sexually abused by his former supervisor again when the singer was a youngster … TMZ has discovered.

The jury returned the decision Friday, discovering Joby Harte responsible for childhood sexual abuse, gender violence and intentional infliction of emotional misery. The jury additionally hit Harte with an 7-figure judgment — awarding Ricky $5.5 million in compensatory damages, and one other $1 mil in punitive damages.

The decision brings an finish to a prolonged case for Ricky, who was 20 years outdated again in 2019 when he filed the lawsuit towards Harte … alleging he had groomed and assaulted him for a number of years, beginning when Ricky was simply 12.

Ricky joined Without end in Your Thoughts after auditioning for season 3 of “The X Issue” — he impressed Simon Cowell sufficient to get an invite to hitch the group. He was additionally a baby actor, co-starring in additional than 30 episodes of the Disney Channel present, “Finest Pals Every time.”

However, in his lawsuit, Ricky stated present biz took a darkish flip for him when Harte took the band on journeys he described as songwriting periods. The singer says Harte bought him drunk and he awoke bare on Harte’s mattress.

On different events, Ricky says Harte pressured him to carry out intercourse acts whereas he was beneath the age of 18. He stated he was afraid he’d lose his profession, so he remained silent for years … till he and his mom confronted Harte, after which filed the lawsuit towards him.

Throughout the authorized battle, Ricky was represented by the regulation companies of Geragos & Geragos and Zumpano Patricios and Popok.