Former Of Mice & Males frontman Austin Carlile is being accused of sexual assault. A lady named Caitlyn Stiffler has made the accusation and known as out Different Press for allegedly burying a narrative that might declare that Carlile sexually assaulted fifteen girls throughout his time in Of Mice & Males.
Stiffler writes:
“Pricey Different Press,
“Keep in mind when over 15 ladies shared their tales with you about this serial rapist? As a result of I do. I used to be one of them. Now you need to not solely share HIS nonsense, however you need to put his title subsequent to Jesus? No, simply, no. It’s not okay.
“The different neighborhood has adopted you for YEARS. I adopted your tales so intently all by highschool and watched my artist buddies be featured by your journal. To be contacted by you to share my story, in hopes that it wouldn’t hold taking place to different ladies, felt like a dream. Lastly there was one thing I might do, contemplating I used to be instructed by legislation enforcement that there was nothing else I might hope for with no bodily proof. I by no means thought anybody would imagine me or take this critically, then there was your journal asking us to share.
“He not solely raped ladies, most likely greater than anybody even is aware of about, he was a predator looking for out underage ladies by utilizing his place within the music trade to take action. He threatened you with a lawsuit and also you backed down. I get it, who would need to be concerned in that when you could possibly simply… not. That was your selection, a selection none of us had. We will’t simply let it go and overlook. I for one had hoped that you’d on the very least cease that includes him. Guess I used to be incorrect to hope that.
“He wants [to be] CANCELLED. Get him out of these children’ faces who imagine he’s a great particular person deserving of recognition.”
Stiffler’s husband additionally provided remark:
“A number of years again, realizing the extent of the harm achieved, I organized a gaggle of girls (MANY) who had been raped or sexually assaulted by Austin Carlile through the years to be interviewed by Different Press. I knew him personally, I labored within the scene & I married one of his victims.”
Stiffler additionally posted a remark from photographer Megan Thompson, who labored with the band throughout this period, and backed up Stiffler’s claims:
“[Alternative Press] took statements from MULTIPLE buddies just like the one beneath and killed the story. I labored with this band when he was in it, and ‘discovering Jesus’ doesn’t make up for a way he handled everybody. Cease giving him a platform should you’re not going to imagine these girls.”
Different Press have commented on the matter saying they have not run the story for authorized causes however will reopen the matter:
“For authorized functions concerning the Austin Carlile accusations, the story couldn’t run because it was instructed. As a female-led, lgbtq+ editorial employees, we’re going to reopen this & discover the solutions you’re on the lookout for. We don’t condone any of the accusations & this story WILL be heard.”
In the meantime, Of Mice and Males issued an announcement distancing themselves from the accusations saying “neither the band, nor the workforce round us, has had any half in suppressing any such article.”
— Of Mice & Males (@OMandM) June 9, 2020
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