Go-Go’s’ Jane Wiedlin accuses KROQ DJ and Club Owner Rodney Bingenheimer of sexual abuse

nme.com:

Go-Go’s has come forward with accusations of sexual abuse against Rodney Bingenheimer.According to the claims, which were filed in a report by Rolling Stone, Wiedlin is the latest of multiple women to come forward with claims against the KROQ DJ and club owner.

In her accusation, she claims that he assaulted her in his nightclub when she was a teenager.Bingenheimer did not respond to the magazine’s request for comment.

NME has also reached out to SiriusXM for a response.As reported by the outlet – which also includes testimony from four other women – Wiedlin said she was around 15 years old and he was aged 27 when the incident occurred, and it took place as he isolated her in a back room of his Los Angeles club and assaulted her.“I didn’t know what to do; I was pretty much frozen,” she told Rolling Stone. “I didn’t say anything; I didn’t try to stop him.”She also added that she has conflicting feelings about the music mogul, as he was a factor in the success of her band, Go-Go’s. “The guy’s a fucking monster, but then he also helped us… the Go-Go’s got our first exposure because of Rodney.”“I should have said no [the night of the alleged assault], but I didn’t.

It wasn’t anything I asked for, but at the same time I wanted to be a sexy young adult or whatever,” she added. “It’s very tangly in my mind.