Suicide Silencen Eddie Hermidaa syytetään naisen seksuaalisesta ahdistelusta: julkaisi virallisen vastineen aiheesta
Viime aikoina lukuisat eri naiset ovat tulleet julkisuuteen seksuaaliseen ahdisteluun keskittyvään kampanjaan liittyen. Marilyn Mansonista tuttu basisti Twiggy sai lähtöpassit bändistä, ja nyt myös Suicide Silencen laulaja Eddie Hermida on joutunut Verena -nimisen naisen syytöksien kohteeksi. Verena on paljastanut Eddien ahdistelleen häntä seksuaalisesti internetin kautta naisen ollessa vasta 17-vuotias. Verenan viestit voit lukea tästä:
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I don’t have tons of evidence since this person didn’t want me to save anything on snapchat because he was afraid of going to jail and 99% of our convos were through snapchat but I have a few screenshots from when I was 16 and this all started
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
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when it allllll began pic.twitter.com/QyM3t5RKNs
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
I am NOT saying it wasn’t consensual but I was totally against sending nudes but he manipulated me in doing so. I was 17.
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— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
He MADE me fall for him, made me do everything he wanted from me
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
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This was the darkest time of my life. He manipulated me so hard and treated me so poorly I came to the point of committing suicide. And I tried. And then he was playing the victim
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
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I wrote down my feelings and sent it to his old snapchat he didn’t use it anymore but little did I know he read it and banned me from going to their shows
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
this is what I sent him on the night I tried to kill myself. I swallowed an entire bottle of xanax and painkillers but it didn’t do the job pic.twitter.com/TRsThSMe8T
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
I loved him so much, I truly did. He was there for me when I needed someone but he isn’t mentally ok. He treated me so good 10% of the time and made me wanna die the other 90%
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
One day he just assumed I was 18 and started sending nudes and tried to convince me I needed to, too. So I did. I NEVER did before.
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
He said he didn’t want to be my first, so he manipulated me into having sex with other randoms so I wouldn’t be a “virgin” anymore when he was here for tour
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
I lost my virginity to the first guy that wanted to have sex with me JUST so I wouldn’t lose my virginity to eddie.
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
He only saw me as a sex toy and some free promotion. I did EVERYTHING for that band. I got SO many new people into them. I had my poorly drawn SS account all over big metal magazines
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 13, 2017
Long story short: Eddie Hermida is a manipulative cunt who has not only destroyed my life and self worth but also other girls. He tricked us into believing we were obsessive and crazy and didn’t mean shit to him. So much love for my girls who are speaking up
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 14, 2017
The conversation I’m having with the girl who was also manipulated by that jackass is making me ALIVE. She is proof that I’m not crazy
— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 14, 2017
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— verena (@thyartismxrder) November 15, 2017
Eddie on nyt julkaissut oman vastineensa Verenan syytöksille ja voit lukea sen tästä:
“I apologize, first and foremost, to Verena, that she feels hurt, manipulated, and otherwise distressed by any of our past communication. I want to apologize to the people who support my work as a musician (both the fans and behind the scenes) for the discomfort, distrust, and damage these allegations have caused.
Most importantly, I would ask the music community to abstain from ridiculing, ostracizing, or otherwise harassing this young woman. It’s difficult enough for women to come forward with allegations about the behavior of men under any circumstances.
When Verena told me she’d turned 18, I believed her. I made it clear that our conversations should not be of a sexual nature until that time. However I have learned the lesson, the hard way, that it was wrong to engage in any kind of intimate conversations with someone so much younger than me.
I was raised by a single mom who taught me to be respectful to all women. I am ashamed that I have failed. I hope to earn the respect and approval of our fans and to prove that I am not the person this would seem to suggest.
Now more than ever, the responsibility falls on men to be mindful of our words and actions with people, and to listen to the voices of those who come forward, with respect and dignity.
I am here and I am listening.
– Eddie Hermida“