Guitarist Dustie Waring (Between The Buried And Me, Glass Casket) has responded to recent allegations of sexual misconduct made against him. In a statement released through his lawyer, Waring denies any wrongdoing and claims the accusations are false and malicious.
The statement includes details of a seven-month exchange of messages between Waring and the accuser that contradict her story, as well as evidence that the encounter was consensual. Waring has since been forced to take a leave of absence from music, and could take legal action if the accuser continues to make false and defamatory claims.
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The statement reads as follows:
Re: Statement regarding sexual assault allegations against Dustie Waring
To Whom It May Concern:
We write on behalf of our client Dustie Waring to deny in the strongest terms the malicious and false accusations that have recently surfaced against him in an anonymous post on a Reddit page. In that post, a female, former friend and fan is now preying on him by accusing him of raping her in a bathroom after a concert more than five years ago.
In support of her accusations, she has manipulated and posted several screenshots of Instagram messages between Mr. Waring and herself — reducing seven months of messages to just four screenshots and leaving out other messages that do not support her allegations — in a vicious attempt to destroy Mr. Waring's character and reputation and personally gain attention for herself by posing as the "victim"...
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