Brenda K. Sannes, a judge in the Northern District of New York, has dismissed a portion of Kristina Sarhadi’s sexual assault lawsuit against Anti-Flag’s Justin Geever (aka Justin Sane). The piece that was struck down involved Sane’s bandmates, Chris Baker, Chris Head, and Pat Bollinger, and their company Hardwork Distribution LLC.
Sarhadi included Hardwork Distribution in the lawsuit after claiming that they “had a duty of reasonable care to enact policies and procedures to protect fans.” However, the judge ultimately cleared the company due to insufficient evidence.
Despite this, the complaint against Geever will be moving forward. Sarhadi initially filed the lawsuit after claiming that the frontman sexually assaulted her in a hotel room in 2010. She previously said the following about taking legal action:
“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.”
Sarhadi later amended her lawsuit and claimed Geever was leaving the country to evade justice. As such, she was trying to get a judge to make it so Geever’s sister and Power of Attorney could accept the lawsuit.
Notably, a number of other women have come forward with allegations against Geever as well. However, the band claimed they were unaware of his disturbing behavior and have since called it quits. They also took some time to blast Geever for his actions.
[via Fake Your Death]
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