Anti-Flag frontman Justin Sane sued for sexual assault

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Anti-Flag frontman Justin Sane is being sued by a woman for sexual assault.In a lawsuit filed in New York on Wednesday (November 22) and obtained by Rolling Stone, Kristina Sarhadi, a New York holistic therapist and health coach, is suing Sane – real name Justin Geever – and the band’s distribution company for an unspecified amount.In a statement, Sarhadi has said: “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.”Neither Geever nor his former bandmates have responded to requests for comment.The lawsuit alleges that Geever invited Sarhadi into his motel room and restrained and strangled her, before forcing her to perform oral sex on him. “When she could breathe, she repeatedly pleaded with him to stop,” it alleges. “She was shocked and crying.

He was mean and violent with Plaintiff; she did not matter and was just an object for him to dominate.”In July, the band announced their sudden split, without giving any kind of explanation.

They deleted all of their social media accounts and their official website.On the same day, an episode of the podcast Enough was released, in which a woman spoke about being raped by a singer in a political punk band.