Anti-Flag band members’ company dismissed from Justin Sane sexual assault suit

nme.com:

Anti-Flag from a sexual assault lawsuit involving the band’s frontman, Justin Sane.Accusations against the singer – real name Justin Geever – came to light in 2023, when Kristina Sarhadi, a New York holistic therapist and health coach, filed a lawsuit against him.Per MetalInjection, Sarhadi then filed a lawsuit against Anti-Flag’s business, Hardwork Distribution Inc., accusing the band of negligence as well as negligent infliction of emotional distress.

The business is owned by band members Pat Thetic (Patrick Bollinger), Chris Head, and Chris No. 2 (Chris Barker).However, in December New York Judge Brenda K.

Sannes dismissed the lawsuit against Hardwork Distribution Inc., citing a lack of provable ties between Geever’s actions and the company itself.The suit against Geever by Sarhadi remains, with filings alleging Geever had “used his platform as a celebrated, self-proclaimed ‘punk rock star’ to groom and lure vulnerable girls into feeling safe in his presence.”It continued: “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.”Geever did not respond to requests for comment at the time, but later shared a statement denying all accusations raised against him.