They denounce the singer Marilyn Manson accused of raping a minor in 1995

The American singer Marilyn Manson was the subject of a complaint this Monday in New York for sexual assault on a minor in 1995, case opened thanks to a legal window that temporarily allows judging this type of cases until now prescribed. The artist, named Brian Warner, 54, is accused of raping when he was 26, at the beginning of his career, a 16-year-old girl whom he met after one of his concerts, and of manipulating and abusing her until 1999 under sponsored by music executives and with the collaboration of its partners.

The complaint also implicates the artist’s record labels, Interscope Music and Nothing Recordswho are accused of “celebrating and promoting” “pedophile obsessions and violent behavior” of Warner “for their collective financial gain.” The document indicates that the complainant was a virgin when Manson raped her for the first time on the tour bus and in the presence of a member of his band, adding that he later humiliated her, threatening to kill her and her family if she told him. someone and kicked her out in a bad way.

Despite this, the singer contacted the victim to chat with herask him for explicit photos for his fan club and inviting her to more concerts, which led to her traveling to “numerous cities and states, including New York”, and being invited backstage and on the tour bus. In 1999, during about four weeks on tour, Manson allegedly again forced the then-19-year-old victim to have sex, “often” forcing her to have sex with “him and other band members or his assistant the time”.

“As is typical with a sexual predator, defendant Warner continued to exercise power and authority to maintain control over the complainant. As a result (…) of his continued oppressive behavior, the complainant was unable to defend and get out of the abuse“, he adds. The complaint also indicates that in 2021, the victim published his story on the internet and suffered retaliation, and believes that the defendant and his wife are using a YouTube channel that discredits women who have accused him of abuse to try to silence her

The controversial artist has been accused in recent years of sexual and psychological abuse by more than a dozen women, including actress Evan Rachel Wood, something that he has always denied ensuring that their relationships have been “consensual with couples with similar ideas“. The complaint from New York, filed in Nassau (Long Island), calls for a trial by jury and different ways of compensation.