Twelve extra ladies have come ahead to allege that Anti-Flag frontman Justin Sane had sexually assaulted them.
Allegations in opposition to Sane had first surfaced in July when a lady claimed on a podcast than she had been raped by a punk singer, who initially wasn’t named. Anti-Flag subsequently disbanded, however Sane later launched an announcement during which he referred to as the allegations “categorically false”.
His former bandmates launched a separate assertion concerning the break up and allegations that learn: “A core tenet of the band Anti-Flag is to hearken to and consider all survivors of sexual violence and abuse. The current allegations about Justin are in direct contradiction to that tenet. Due to this fact, we felt the one instant choice was to disband.”
They added that they’d “by no means seen Justin be violent or aggressive towards ladies” within the 30 years of the band’s lifetime.
Now, a brand new report by Rolling Stone has revealed the accounts of quite a few different ladies accusing Sane of sexual assault in incidents that date from the ’90s to as lately as 2020. Their accounts observe the same sample – Sane would allegedly make eye contact with them whereas performing after which method them after the present. Many of those ladies declare they have been a lot youthful than Sane when these incidents occurred, and the piece additionally accuses Sane having intercourse with youngsters. One in all these incidents allegedly concerned a 12-year-old (although Sane was a youngster on the time).
As well as, the primary girl making allegations confirmed that Sane was the person she had talked about.
A number of the ladies allege that their encounters with Sane have been violent and non-consensual. One in all them is claimed to have reported an incident to the police, claiming Sane had handcuffed and assaulted her, within the UK in 2020. The lady concerned mentioned police had determined to not prosecute.
As well as, a number of ladies concerned within the article accused Sane’s bandmates of complacency. “They knew how younger everyone was. There was a transparent boundary that he saved crossing time and again that ought to have raised flags for everyone,” one among them mentioned.
In an announcement to Rolling Stone, the opposite Anti-Flag members mentioned: “We trusted everybody related to the band to take care of a protected and respectful surroundings. The understanding that abusers could be wherever additional reinforces the significance of survivors talking out and sharing their tales.… Additional, we really feel strongly that every one predators should atone for his or her inappropriate actions and be held accountable.”
Sane, in the meantime, didn’t reply to requests for remark.
For assist, recommendation or extra data concerning sexual harassment, assault and rape within the UK, go to the Rape Disaster charity web site. Within the US, go to RAINN
