According to Rolling Stone, Anti-Flag’s Justin Sane has been hit with a sexual assault lawsuit. The complaint was filed by Kristina Sarhadi, who previously came forward with allegations against the frontman in July. Since then, many more women have come forward with allegations as well.
Sarhadi said the following:
“Justin Geever used his platform as a celebrated, self-proclaimed ‘punk rock star’ to groom and lure vulnerable girls into feeling safe in his presence. While he sang about protecting women and standing up to abusers, it appears he was hiding an addiction to power and control, harming countless women who have been unable to speak up before now. Today I hope to encourage his survivors, and survivors of other predators in the music industry, to feel hope again.”
Notably, Sarhadi is also suing Hardwork Distribution. She included the distribution company in the complaint, because she says “they should have known” about Sane‘s misconduct and that they “had a duty of reasonable care to enact policies and procedures to protect fans.” She is currently seeking unspecified damages.
As previously reported, Anti-Flag disbanded earlier this year in response to the allegations. For his part, Sane denied the allegations, while getting blasted by his former bandmates.
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