12 Women Accuse Justin Sane Of Anti-Flag Of Sexual Harassment

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JAKARTA - Twelve women filed allegations of sexual harassment against the frontman of the Anti-Flag band, Justin Sane.

The allegations against Sane first surfaced in July when a woman claimed on the podcast that she was raped by the punk band's vocalist, who was not initially named.

Anti-Flag was later disbanded, but Sane later issued a statement calling the allegations "very false".

His former bandmate then issued a separate statement regarding the divisions and accusations that read: "The core principle of the band Anti-Flag is to listen and trust all survivors of sexual violence and harassment."

"The recent allegations about Justin are in direct conflict with those principles. Therefore, we feel the only option that exists is to disperse."

The band added that they had never seen Justin commit violence or aggressive against women during the 30 years the band's founding.

Now, Rolling Stone published reports from many other women accusing Sane of sexual harassment in incidents that occurred from the 90s to 2020.

Their report follows the same pattern Sane allegedly made eye contact with them during their appearance and then approached them after the concert. Many of these women claim they were much younger than Sane when this incident occurred, and the article also accuses Sane of having sex with teenagers.

One of these incidents allegedly involved a 12-year-old child (even though Sane was still a teenager at that time).

In addition, the first woman to make accusations confirmed that Sane was the man she mentioned.

Several women stated that their meeting with Sane was violent and without consent. One of them is said to have reported an incident to the police, claiming Sane handcuffed and attacked him, in England in 2020.

The woman involved said police had decided not to sue.

In addition, many women involved in the article accused Sane's bandmates of complacency.

They know how young everyone is. There is a clear limit that he continues to pass that should make everyone fly the flag," said one of them.

In a statement to Rolling Stone, another Anti-Flag member said: "We trust everyone related to the band to keep a safe and respectful environment. The understanding that perpetrators of violence can be anywhere further strengthens the importance of survivors to speak up and share their stories... Furthermore, we firmly believe that all predators must redeem their inappropriate and held accountable actions."

Sane, meanwhile, did not respond to a request for comment from Rolling Stone.