Black is alleged to have provided the plaintiff with cocaine and helped her purchase the substance. Jane Doe 9 accuses coaches Black and Guyton of participating in and taking advantage of this culture.
The lawsuit characterizes Jane Doe 9's time at Rockstar “as a ‘cycle’ of practice, using drugs to the point of gross intoxication, engaging in sexual acts, returning to the gym the following day for practice, and repeating the cycle.” The lawsuit alleges Jane Doe 9 was exposed to a range of illegal substances through her participation at Rockstar and eventually became “dependent on drugs and alcohol,” leading to an ongoing “substance abuse disorder and… related mental health problems.” In the second of the three lawsuits, a separate unidentified plaintiff, “Jane Doe 9,” describes a culture of pervasive drug and alcohol use by Rockstar athletes, coaches, and even athletes’ parents. Jane Doe 8 alleges Foster knew about Hinton and Guyton’s misconduct, in particular, because Foster “would make comments” to her about her sexual encounters with Guyton. Around the same time, Jane Doe 8 claims Hinton “forcibly kissed" her at Black’s home and touched her inappropriately “on multiple occasions” during training. Jane Doe 8 also accuses Hinton of abuse, alleging he sent her “sexually explicit messages” and nude photos on social media and solicited nude photos from her. Guyton categorically denied these allegations through his lawyer, William Yarborough. The plaintiff alleges she and Guyton had sex in the same location “on at least two or three occasions” while she was still a minor. Jane Doe 8 claims Guyton touched her inappropriately during “the firetruck game” and then had sex with her in Black’s bedroom. Guyton, the lawsuit alleges, brought the 15-year-old plaintiff to a party where he, Black and other unidentified individuals provided her and other minor Rockstar athletes with alcohol and marijuana.Īt the party, Jane Doe 8 claims she “was forced to participate” in an activity called “the firetruck game,” which the complaint describes as “a form of sexual assault.” According to the lawsuit, participants in “the firetruck game” “slide their hands up the upper thigh of another person until that person says ‘red light.’ The person whose hands are traveling typically does not stop and instead replies, ‘firetrucks don’t stop for red lights.’” In the first of three lawsuits, a plaintiff identified only as “Jane Doe 8” accuses Guyton, Black and Hinton of a variety of misconduct. Coaches accused of "sexual assault," providing drugs and alcohol to minors coaches and gyms were pervasively abusing their athletes," according to the lawsuit. Varsity and cheer's governing bodies "knew or should have known that. Entities like Varsity Spirit, which organizes cheer competitions, Varsity's parent company Bain Capital, and the United States All-Star Federation, competitive cheer's governing body, are accused of having "created, organized and propagated a system of young-athlete abuse against innocent victims." Like their predecessors, Tuesday's lawsuits also allege institutional failures at cheer's highest levels, attacking the sport’s business model and governance.
No law enforcement agency has publicly acknowledged an investigation into the accusations.
Thirteen unnamed plaintiffs have accused Foster, Guyton, Hinton, Black and other Rockstar coaches of a range of misconduct, including rape, providing drugs and alcohol to underage athletes, groping and inappropriate touching, and exchanging sexual images with minors.įoster died by suicide in August, according to the Greenville County Coroner’s Office. Though plaintiffs' attorneys announced the lawsuits in a press release Tuesday, copies of the verified filings didn't become available through online court records until Wednesday. The lawsuits filed this week in federal court are the third, fourth and fifth overall alleging abuse at Rockstar. Likewise, attempts to contact Carrubba via social media and phone were not successful. Previous reporting: New Rockstar Cheer lawsuit alleges sexual abuse, attacks competitive cheerleading culture Rockstar Cheer scandal: What to know about Scott Foster lawsuits, allegations
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